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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson for Tuen Mun Hospital (TMH) made the following announcement today (December 7):
A 69-year-old patient in a male orthopaedics and traumatology ward of TMH was confirmed as a Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) carrier on December 4. In accordance with the prevailing infection control guidelines, the hospital has screened patients who had contact with the index patient. Two more patients (aged 63 and 75) were confirmed to be VRE carriers without clinical symptoms. All of them are now hospitalised under isolation in stable condition.
The ward concerned has adopted the following enhanced infection control measures:
(1) Enhanced hand hygiene and stringent contact precautions;
(2) Enhanced attention to contamination-prone procedures; and
(3) Enhanced disinfection and cleaning of the ward concerned.
The cases have been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection for necessary follow-up.
Ends/Monday, December 7, 2015
Issued at HKT 18:28
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