Co-author Geoffrey Bellingan, of University College Hospital, London said the findings meant his trust has instituted a policy of non-isolation for ICU patients colonised with MRSA.

• 研究人员今天表示，对感染MRSA（耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌）的特别监护病人进行隔离并不能防止细菌向其他病人的传播，隔离只是浪费护士的时间。