MRSA and peripheral IV

It has been reported that two patients at Macclesfield Hospital, UK have allegedly contracted MRSA because of poor cannulation technique and refresher training has been carried out.

The Macclesfield Express reports that John Wilbraham, chief executive of the East Cheshire NHS trust, which runs the hospital, said: “MRSA is often linked to cleanliness but this is about technique. Infection can occur when cannulae are not inserted properly.

“What has been identified is an issue with some of the ward staff’s methods of doing a cannula.”

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