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I found this report from the BBC to be interesting and an example of what I call thinking outside the box. By that I mean approaching a problem from a different perspective than normal.

BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | Anti-MRSA silver pyjamas trialled:

It describes research being done in England with sheets and clothing )pajamas) made with silver in the them to combat methicillin-resistant staphylococcus areus (MRSA) infection. These infections are the so-called superbugs that are resistant to most common antibiotics. Usually these sorts of infections only respond to Vancomycin and if strains develop a resistance to that and then become prevalent, the world could be back to the equivalent time when all we had were sulfa drugs to treat infections.

This approach is interesting since it . It is known that silver can be an effective anti-microbial and if this proves effect could be a wonderful way to prevent infections in hospitals.

I can say that I know first hand how devastating these infections can be as my wife developed a life threatening MRSA infection last summer and was in intensive care for about a week followed by another week in a regular hospital room and eight more weeks of daily IV Vancomycin therapy after that!! THese infections can come on very quickly and are very serious.

I will definitely keep an eye on this and am interested to see if it works. It certainly is a new way of thinking about preventing hospital infections.

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