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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 (April 17) regarding an earlier announcement on a cluster of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) carriers in a medical ward:
The hospital has stepped up the screening procedures. One more 87-year-old male patient has been confirmed as a carrier of OXA and NDM carbapenemase producing CRE today but without clinical symptoms. He is under medical surveillance and isolation in stable condition.
QEH will continue the enhanced infection control measures and closely monitor the situation of the ward. The case has been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection for necessary follow-up.
Ends/Thursday, April 17, 2014
Issued at HKT 17:44
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