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.
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ACMI Identifier
016975
Language
English
Subject categories
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology
Television → Television series → Television series - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)