The babies carrying the superbug have suffered no ill-effects

The Eastbourne District General Hospital unit has been deep-cleaned and has been passed for use.

It was closed on 13 February to routine admissions after five out of six babies were affected.

The infants were quarantined and were said by a hospital spokesman to have suffered no ill-effects as a result.

They were considered at greater risk from the disease because their immune systems are not fully developed.

Rigorous infection control measures were put in place at the hospital to prevent the bug spreading.

MRSA (Methecillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus) causes an estimated 2,000 deaths in UK hospitals each year.