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| Superbug test case to be heard | Superbug test case to be heard |
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| A test case involving a woman who is suing a hospital after she contracted MRSA will be heard at the court of session in Edinburgh later. | A test case involving a woman who is suing a hospital after she contracted MRSA will be heard at the court of session in Edinburgh later. |
| The case is the first of its kind in the UK, and if successful could allow many more people to sue the NHS for infecting them with the superbug. | |
| Elizabeth Miller, 71, contracted MRSA seven years ago while having a heart operation at Glasgow's Royal Infirmary. | Elizabeth Miller, 71, contracted MRSA seven years ago while having a heart operation at Glasgow's Royal Infirmary. |
| Her lawyers argue ineffective hygiene standards led to her infection. | Her lawyers argue ineffective hygiene standards led to her infection. |
| The preliminary hearing in Edinburgh will decide if the case can go ahead. | The preliminary hearing in Edinburgh will decide if the case can go ahead. |
| Patients have previously sued hospitals for failing to treat MRSA but because it is hard to prove how the bug was contracted, there have been no cases brought against the NHS for giving patients the bug in the first place. | Patients have previously sued hospitals for failing to treat MRSA but because it is hard to prove how the bug was contracted, there have been no cases brought against the NHS for giving patients the bug in the first place. |
| However in Mrs Miller's case, swabs taken suggested she was not carrying the MRSA prior to the operation. She was one of several patients who contracted MRSA on that ward. | However in Mrs Miller's case, swabs taken suggested she was not carrying the MRSA prior to the operation. She was one of several patients who contracted MRSA on that ward. |