Shocked by attitude to MRSA

EDITOR—I am writing with reference to the correspondence from Howard et al.1 My husband was in a NHS hospital for six months in 1999-2000. Visiting each day, I was afraid that the very bad standards of cleanliness and hygiene would result in his suffering an infection on top of heart disease and a stroke, quite enough for him to bear. More by luck than proper standards he did not become infected. Since …