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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
Regarding an earlier announcement on a rehabilitation ward of Tuen Mun Hospital (TMH) in which some patients were confirmed as carriers of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE), the hospital spokesperson made the following update today (December 4):
One more 81-year-old female patient of the concerned ward was confirmed as a carrier of VRE. The patient is being treated under isolation and is now in stable condition.
The hospital has acted according to the prevailing infection control guideline. Screening tests have been arranged for a total of 46 patients who have stayed in the same ward with the index cases and the results are pending. Infection control measures have already been stepped up and all the concerned patients are under close surveillance. The case has been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection for follow up.
Ends/Saturday, December 4, 2010
Issued at HKT 18:44
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