Outbreak: the microbe masters the mould

Australia, 1986

TV show
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Episode of Series “Horizon”.
Golden Staph is an organism which has developed various strains that are resistant to most of the antibiotics used today. This documentary looks at the very serious problems that resulted from an outbreak of this virulent organism at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, in 1981, and the stringent methods which were used to control the spread of infection.

Credits

co-producer

BBC-TV

David Dugan

Oliver Morse

Language

English

Duration

00:50:00:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

34169

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Biology

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology

Television

Television → Television series → Television series - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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