31 March 2012 Last updated at 19:30 ET By Philippa Roxby Health reporter, BBC News

Casualty, Holby City, ER, Doc Martin. It is inconceivable that we haven't all, at some point, watched a medical drama on television.

Their popularity means viewers undoubtedly know more about gory kitchen injuries than they ever wanted to.

But when it comes to complicated medical concepts, which are difficult to explain, does drama still work?

A short drama created by the Society for General Microbiology to challenge misconceptions about MRSA screening was performed at their conference in Dublin this week.

It features two hospital cleaners, Lizzy and Carla, in a dialogue about MRSA.

Their conversation centres on Carla's mother who has told she must be screened for the infection before a hip replacement operation.

The drama was first performed at the Cheltenham Science Festival in 2010 and continues to be relevant to audiences made up of the general public.

The society is now planning to take the drama into schools and perhaps even on tour around the country.

People think there is a stigma about being tested positive for MRSA but 40% of people carry the bug on their skin.

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