A review article authored by a University of Queensland academic has found overcrowding and understaffing in hospitals are two key factors in the transmission of MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) infections worldwide. School of Population Health, reported overcrowding and understaffing increased levels of MRSA infections, which lead to increased inpatient hospital stay, bed blocking, overcrowding and more MRSA infections. The review included information from 140 papers. The article titled: Overcrowding and understaffing in modern health-care systems: key determinants in MRSA transmission, were published today in the July edition of The Lancet Infectious Diseases. MRSA, a common bacteria present on the skin and in the nostrils of many healthy people often colonizes hospital patients to no ill effect but, if present in a surgical wound or carried to the bloodstream by an intravenous catheter, it can cause serious infection and possibly the death of the patient. NHS...