MRSA Action UK sceptical of vaccine
15 July 2008
Charity MRSA Action UK has
warned that a proposed vaccine against MRSA may not be as effective
as promised.
According to the organisation, they support the potential
development of such cures but believe that health professionals
should remain "cautious" about the prospects of the vaccines.
The Chief Medical Officer has heralded a medical breakthrough
which scientists claim may be able to prevent infection with
c-difficile in five years and MRSA in anywhere between five and ten
years.
However, MRSA Action UK warns that promises of a cure do not
offer help to those suffering now, adding that there are at least
11 strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
It added that the evolution of the bacteria will make the
production of any sort of panacea very difficult.
The charity called on the Government to "wake up to the fact
that other more dangerous and virulent bacteria are just over the
horizon, and unless we bring in the most stringent policies on
hygiene in our hospitals we will lose the battle against these
bacteria".
At the end of June, MRSA Action UK criticised the Government's
"deep clean" of hospitals, saying that 85 percent of hospitals did
not use the correct cleaning products during the process.
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