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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson for Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (PYNEH) made the following announcement today (March 18):
An 80-year-old male patient in a Surgery ward of PYNEH was confirmed to have Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) on March 15. In accordance with the prevailing infection control guidelines, the hospital has screened patients who had contact with the index patient. Two more male patients (aged 77 and 82) were confirmed to have VRE without clinical symptoms. One of the patients is hospitalised under isolation with stable condition, and the other two have been discharged.
The Surgery ward concerned has adopted the following enhanced infection control measures:
1. Enhanced hand hygiene and stringent contact precautions have been applied;
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/Friday, March 18, 2016
Issued at HKT 19:05
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