Three million Europeans catch infections in hospital annually

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Three million Europeans catch infections in hospital annually

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/three-million-europeans-catch-infections-hospital-annually-102353378.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HNdqaM4Fi_l4_oDh3xTwXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-04T102353Z_1_CBRE9630SVY00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A doctor holds her stethoscope in an outpatients ward at a hospital in London" align="left" title="A doctor holds her stethoscope in an outpatients ward at a hospital in London" border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - On any given day, some 80,000 patients in Europe are fighting an infection they picked up in hospital, often while in intensive care, the EU's disease monitoring agency said in a survey published on Thursday. Although some of these infections can be treated easily, others - like the superbug MRSA and other drug-resistant bugs - can be fatal or affect patients' health very seriously, taking several months of costly hospital care and medication to beat. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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