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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 medicine and geriatrics ward, the spokesperson for Pok Oi Hospital (POH) made the following update today (May 29):
In accordance with prevailing infection control guidelines, the hospital has performed contact tracing. Two more female patients (aged 90 and 102) have been confirmed as VRE carriers without clinical symptoms. One of the patients has been discharged and the other patient is still hospitalised under isolation and is in a stable condition.
The hospital will continue with enhanced infection control measures and closely monitor the situation on 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, May 29, 2015
Issued at HKT 15:48
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