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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson for Kwong Wah Hospital made the following update today (July 20) regarding an earlier announcement on a cluster of patients confirmed as carriers of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) in a medical ward:
In accordance with the prevailing infection control guidelines, contact tracing has been performed. One more 76-year-old male patient was found to be carrier of VRE today, but without clinical symptoms. The patient is still hospitalised and now under medical surveillance and isolation with stable condition.
The hospital will continue the enhanced infection control measures and closely monitor the situation. The cases have been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection for necessary follow-up.
Ends/Saturday, July 20, 2013
Issued at HKT 17:20
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