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Almost 90 Cases Of MRSA Detected At University Maternity Hospital Limerick Over A Six Year Period

It’s been revealed that almost 90 mothers and newborns at University Maternity Hospital Limerick tested positive for the MRSA superbug over a six year period.

The bacteria was present in 44 babies and 45 mothers at the hospital between 2011 and September 2017.

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Figures revealed to the Limerick Leader shows that the highest number of detections was in 2016, with 14 babies and 12 mothers testing positive for MRSA.

The lowest rate of detections in a whole year were in 2011 and in 2015, with nine cases each.

In 2011, MRSA was found in four babies and five mothers, while there were six mothers and three neonatal cases in 2015.
While in 2012, there were 12 cases of MRSA detected at UMHL; nine babies and three mothers.

This increased by one detection in 2013, with seven babies and six mothers with the superbug.
There was a further increase in 2014 with 15 cases; six babies and nine mothers. Up until September 2017, four mothers and one baby had MRSA.

The UL Hospitals Group stated that many of the patients may have been carriers of MRSA for some time prior to detection.

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