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Update on cluster of Multi-drug Resistant Acinetobacter cases in Tuen Mun Hospital
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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The spokesperson for the Tuen Mun Hospital (TMH) gave the following update today (April 16) regarding an earlier announcement on a cluster of Multi-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter (MDRA) in a male rehabilitation ward.

     The hospital has continued with the screening procedures and confirmed one more 79-year-old male patient to have MDRA. The patient is now in stable condition and hospitalised under medical surveillance and isolation.

     The case has been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection for necessary follow-up. The hospital will continue the enhanced infection control measures and closely monitor the situation.

Ends/Saturday, April 16, 2016
Issued at HKT 16:43

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