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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
Regarding an earlier announcement on a cluster of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) carriers in a male surgical ward, the spokesperson for Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital gave the following update today (July 28):
In accordance with the prevailing infection control guidelines, the hospital has performed contact tracing and confirmed one more patient, aged 76, as a VRE carrier without clinical symptoms. The patient is still hospitalised under medical surveillance and isolation. He 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 follow-up.
Ends/Monday, July 28, 2014
Issued at HKT 17:17
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