The following web sites provide additional information linked to the topics in the SATIS Revisited unit MRSA.

News reports on MRSA incidents

Michael Winner (celebrity) – Daily Mail 11.06.07:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-461138/How-I-beat-MRSA-Michael-Winner.html

William Osborne (baby) – BBC 22.4.04:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3557927.stm

Sandy Davidson (farm worker) – Scotsman 1.8.06:
http://news.scotsman.com/hospitalsuperbugs/ Father-told-he-could-lose.2797177.jp

Ben McBean (soldier) – The Sun 15.4.08:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/ campaigns/our_boys/article1041512.ece

Edwyn Collins (singer) – Scotsman 6.5.05:
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/health/Singer-Collins-had-MRSA-superbug.2623940.jp

Anita Osbourne (OAP) – BBC 23.6.05:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4122880.stm

Tina Hobley (actress) – Daily Mail 14.4.08:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-559228/Im-terrified-going-hospital-baby-visit-left-maimed--Holby-Citys-Tina-Hobley.html

Leyla Sanai (doctor) – Guardian 21.1.03:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2003/jan/21/NHS.lifeandhealth

About MRSA

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/mrsa.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2572841.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4943496.stm
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/27000607/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2006/dec/18/mrsa.qanda

NHS pages on MRSA symptoms
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/MRSA/Pages/Introduction.aspx?url=Pages/What-is-it.aspx&r=1&rtitle=MRSA+-+Introduction

Leaflets on MRSA from Health Protection agency
http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1194947417699
http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1194947365238
http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1194947385133

HPA Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections Report: 2008 available from
http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1216193833496

Office of National Statistics Report for England and Wales
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/mrsacdf0808.pdf
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/mrsa0209.pdf

Copper and MRSA

History of medicinal use of copper
http://www.copper.org/publications/newsletters/ innovations/2000/06/medicine-chest.html
http://www.purestcolloids.com/history-copper.htm

Evaluation of antibacterial properties of copper
http://www.soton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2007/mar/07_37.shtml
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2008/oct/08_200.shtml
http://www.scda.com/files/copper-mrsa-uk-press-release-13-03-2007.pdf
http://www.copperinfo.co.uk/antimicrobial/clinical-trial.shtml
http://www.copperinfo.co.uk/antimicrobial/downloads/cu-infection-control.pdf
http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2006/pr2006_09_05.html
http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2006/pr2006_05_11_06.html#

A poster with all the data and more results is available for download from:
http://www.copperinfo.co.uk/antimicrobial/downloads/uhb-icaac.pdf

More about copper
http://www.copper.org/publications/newsletters/innovations/2004/08/ copper_helps_control_infection_in_healthcare_facilities.html
http://www.copperinfo.co.uk/antimicrobial/downloads/hvac-antimicrobial.pdf
http://www.aalco.co.uk/technical/datasheets/Aalco_Datasheet_Cu_Anti-Bacterial.pdf
http://www.copperinfo.co.uk/antimicrobial/downloads/cu-touch-surfaces.pdf
http://www.copperinfo.co.uk/news/press-releases/pr751-trial-shows-copper-cuts-contamination.pdf
www.copperinfo.com
www.brass.org

Slide show on copper:
http://www.slide.com/r/bO_kM6HM6D8drnX7xo6F1B18nKfkVyZd?cy=un

Video on copper trails etc:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6440000/ newsid_6446300/6446367.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&bbcws=1

Presentation:
http://www.copperinfo.co.uk/webcasts/antimicrobial-copper-demo/player.html

News reports on copper and MRSA
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3867781.stm
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1509513.ece
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-442135/Could-copper-door-handle-help-beat-MRSA.html#
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1509547.ece
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-441995/ Hospital-soldiers-furore-uses-copper-beat-MRSA-bug.html#
http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/ 2008/11/03/birmingham-hospital-discovers-copper-can-kill-mrsa-and-c-diff-65233-22169102/
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Health/ MRSA-Copper-Could-Stop-The-Spread-Of-Superbug-After-Discovery-At-Birmingham-Hospital/Article/200810415139125
http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news/Trial-Run-of-Copper-to-Combat-MRSA-19044-2/

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