Public misinterpret MRSA figures

摘要

Better public education about the meaning of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus figures was called for at a meeting held in London this week.Jane Kennedy,minister for quality and patient safety,told the Westminster Diet and Health Forum seminar that patients need to understand how high MRSA figures can arise.For example,a higher rate in one hospital may reflect the fact that more complicated clinical cases are referred there from other hospitals.