Update on cluster of Clostridium Difficile cases in Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Tai Sin Hospital
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Regarding an earlier announcement about a cluster of patients in a rehabilitation and extended care ward being infected with Clostridium Difficile, the spokesperson of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Tai Sin Hospital (WTSH) made the following update today (June 27):
One more 94-year-old female patient in the ward has presented with diarrhoea symptoms. Appropriate tests were arranged for the patient and the results were positive for Clostridium Difficile. She is being treated under isolation and is in a stable condition.
Infection control measures at the ward have already been stepped up according to established guidelines. All other patients in the ward concerned are under close surveillance.
The case has been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection for necessary follow-up.
Ends/Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Issued at HKT 18:35
Issued at HKT 18:35
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