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There are two more male patients with Candida auris in the same ward in the Department of Internal Medicine of Princess Margaret Hospital

2020-07-04T20:36:05.174Z


Candida auris cases occurred in Princess Margaret Hospital for two consecutive days. The Hospital Authority said today (4th) that after follow-up screening, it was found that two male patients, aged 60 and 89, with Candida auris in the same unit of the medical and geriatric wards of the hospital, had no signs of infection Like, is receiving isolation treatment. A total of four people in this ward have Candida auris.


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Written by: Li Enci

2020-07-04 19:35

Date of last update: 2020-07-04 19:35

Candida auris cases occurred in Princess Margaret Hospital for two consecutive days. The Hospital Authority said today (4th) that after follow-up screening, it was found that two male patients, aged 60 and 89, with Candida auris in the same unit of the medical and geriatric wards of the hospital, had no signs of infection Like, is receiving isolation treatment. A total of four people in this ward have Candida auris.

60-year-old patient due to serious illness

A spokesman for Princess Margaret Hospital said today that after conducting follow-up screening in the hospital, two male patients in the same ward of the medical and geriatric wards were found to have Candida auris, they were 60 and 89 respectively Years old, without symptoms of infection. Two patients are undergoing isolation treatment. The 60-year-old patient is in serious condition due to his own disease and the other patient is in stable condition.

Princess Margaret Hospital continues to conduct follow-up screening of patients who are in close contact with patients, and thoroughly cleans and disinfects related wards, strengthens screening of patients and the environment, strictly implements protection measures for contact transmission, and strengthens hand hygiene of staff and patients . The hospital will continue to closely monitor the patient's condition, and has reported the case to the hospital management, bureau head office and health protection center for follow-up.

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Princess Margaret Hospital Hospital Authority

Source: hk1

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