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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson of Caritas Medical Centre (CMC) made the following announcement today (August 28):
Four patients (aged 85 to 96) at a female Medicine and Geriatrics rehabilitation ward have presented with diarrhoea symptoms since August 16. Appropriate tests were arranged for the patients and their test results were positive for Clostridium Difficile toxin. One of them passed away last week due to her medical disease while the others are being treated under isolation and are in stable condition.
Infection control measures have already been stepped up according to established guidelines. All other patients in the ward concerned are under close surveillance.
The cases have been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection for follow-up.
Ends/Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Issued at HKT 17:51
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