Cleaning up superbug.

A NEW cleaning product could cut rates of a deadly hospital superbug by a third.

Levels of MRSA were reduced by a third when wards are treated with Byotrol rather than standard bleach, a study found.

Thousands of patients still die from superbug infections every year. The 11-month study at Manchester Royal Infirmary suggests the product could be a useful tool for the health service.

Dr Andrew Dodgson, the consultant microbiologist who led the trial, said the results were "very impressive".