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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
Regarding an earlier announcement on a rehabilitation ward of Tuen Mun Hospital in which some patients were confirmed as carriers of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE), a hospital spokesperson made the following update today (December 6):
One more 82-year-old female patient was confirmed as a carrier of VRE. The patient is being treated under isolation and is now in stable condition.
The hospital has acted according to the prevailing infection control guideline. Screening tests have been arranged for patients who stayed in the same ward as the index cases, and results on the 41 patients concerned are still pending. Infection control measures have already been stepped up and all the patients concerned are under close surveillance. The case has been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection for follow-up.
Ends/Monday, December 6, 2010
Issued at HKT 19:40
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