Another superbug for medical negligence claims to handle?

While MRSA is probably the best-known of the hospital-acquired infections that can feature in a medical negligence claim, it is not the only one. Another unpleasant bacterium that can infect a hospital patient is pseudomonas aeruginosa.

This bug is known to be an opportunistic pathogen of humans and plants. It can colonise wounds, burns and the pulmonary tract, among others, and cause blood infections. Symptoms can vary widely, depending on the site of the infection, from a flu-like presentation to visible ulcers.

The organism affects immunocompromised individuals; a healthy immune system usually prevents this bug from taking hold. It is often true, though, that people in hospital do have compromised immune systems, and may fall prey to this hard-to-treat infection.

A P. aeruginosa infection is not, however, proof in itself of clinical negligence; it must be shown that liability for the condition should be assigned to a lack of care or incorrect attention on the part of a medical professional during your treatment. With this bug, this can be particularly difficult, as it is present in the environment outside the hospital, but proof is not impossible to find.

An American hospital saw a P. aeruginosa outbreak in its neonatal department in 2006, in which two babies died. This was shown to be a result of a failure to sterilise equipment properly, and at least one firm of personal injury lawyers offered to handle clinical negligence compensation claims for those affected.

Thinking of a medical negligence claim?
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Our advisors will offer you sensitive and knowledgeable advice, without any commitment on your part to proceeding in a compensation claim. If you do decide to proceed, however, we can provide you with the medical negligence experts who can offer you the best chance of bringing your claim to its best conclusion.

Unlike most of our personal injury work, clinical negligence law has complexities that mean there may be unavoidable costs involved, but we will always endeavour to minimise these, and we will never surprise you with them. In a won case we will strive to have these costs reimbursed, on top of the 100 percent compensation that you will receive with no cut taken by us.

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