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• It is known as gentamicin resistant MRSA and does not react to standard drugs used to treat the bacteria.
• A leaked document seen by the BBC News website suggests it causes blood poisoning and chest infections.
• The hospital trust said it is not aware of any deaths associated with the strain and it was first identified during routine screening in June.
• The strain is particularly recognisable because of its very resistant sensitivity pattern Hospital microbiologist A note from a hospital microbiologist said the super strain occurred in two intensive care units, C2 and C5, and in a high dependency unit on C2.
• Five occurred in just 10 days in August and September, while eight were likely to have been acquired in the hospital.
• As well as gentamicin - a frontline antibiotic in the treatment of MRSA - the strain is also resistant to mupirocin, fucidin, rifampicin.
• "The strain is particularly recognisable because of its very resistant sensitivity pattern," the note said.
• University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust's medical director, Martin Lee, said it is one of the 10 most improved centres in fighting hospital acquired infections.
• He said during routine screening one patient in intensive care was identified as having the resistant strain of MRSA.
• Further tests were carried out and nine patients were found with it on their skin.
• "Since then there has only been one other isolated case and no higher rate of complication has been identified of gentamicin resistant MRSA," he said.
• "In addition no other patients were identified as having this form of MRSA on wards where these patients were transferred to."

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