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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
A spokesperson of Caritas Medical Centre (CMC) today (November 26)made the following announcement regarding a newly confirmed critical human swine influenza (HSI) case:
A 47-year-old male patient with history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus developed flu symptoms on Tuesday (November 24) and attended the Accident and Emergency Department of CMC the same day. He was admitted to isolation ward for treatment. His condition deteriorated yesterday (November 25) and he was transferred to intensive care unit with ventilation support. Positive result of HSI was confirmed. He was prescribed with Tamiflu and antibiotics. The hospital is closely monitoring his condition.
Ends/Thursday, November 26, 2009
Issued at HKT 15:54
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