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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson for Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) gave the following update today (January 3) regarding an earlier announcement on a cluster of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) carriers in a medical ward:
In accordance with the prevailing infection control guidelines, the hospital has performed contact tracing and today confirmed one more 88-year-old female patient as a carrier of VRE without clinical symptoms. She is under medical surveillance and isolation and is in stable condition.
The hospital will continue the enhanced infection control measures and closely monitor the situation in the ward. The case has been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection for necessary follow-up.
Ends/Friday, January 3, 2014
Issued at HKT 18:33
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