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PRO/EDR> Antibiotic resistance (06): Denmark, MRSA, asylum seekers
MRSA -- DenmarkA new report from the State Serum Institute (SSI) has revealed that Denmark saw the highest ever number of cases involving the antibiotic-resistant bacteria MRSA last year [2016].The report showed there were 3550 new cases in 2016 - a considerable jump from the 2973 instances that occurred in 2015. According to SSI, asylum-seekers accounted for part of the increase."MRSA among asylum-seekers was calculated in 2015 and 2016, as they often come from areas with a high MRSA prevalence Read more [...]
