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You are watching MRSA Season 2 Episode 7

Over-prescription and misuse of antibiotics in the developed world, particularly in the UK, has led to the emergence of infections that are untreatable and are killing on a huge scale. MRSA is a bacterium that is resistant to the most common antibiotics and it is on the increase. Kill or Cure meets the scientists who are trying to beat the superbug and the patients who have been its victims.

• On site 09 September 2008
• Air date 29 June 2005
• Produced for BBC World

TV Series — Kill or Cure?

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Keywords

• Health,
• Drug resistance,
• Hopsital,
• Disease,
• super bug,
• hygiene