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Bill Clinton, ex-president, hospitalized with sepsis

2021-10-15T05:03:38.539Z


The 75-year-old former President of the United States was hospitalized in California on Tuesday for a blood infection and "is recovering," said


The news remains reassuring.

“On Tuesday evening, President Clinton was admitted to the UCI medical center for treatment for an infection unrelated to Covid.

He is recovering, he is in a good mood and is incredibly grateful to the doctors, nurses and staff who provided him with excellent care, ”Angel Ureña said in a statement on Twitter.

The spokesperson also issued a statement from Mr. Clinton's doctors, who said that the latter was hospitalized "to be closely monitored" and that he received intravenous antibiotics.

"He remains in the hospital for constant follow-up," they added, citing an infection in the blood.

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After two days of treatment, “he responds well to antibiotics.

The California-based medical team is in constant communication with the President's New York-based medical team, including his cardiologist.

We hope he will return home soon, ”they continued.

The Irvine Medical Center at the University of California has also confirmed Mr. Clinton's admission to service.

The doctors assured to be in constant contact with the medical team of the ex-president based in New York, of which his cardiologist, and "we hope that he will return home soon".

Already hospitalized for quadruple coronary bypass surgery

According to CNN, the sepsis was caused by a urinary tract infection that had spread to Mr. Clinton's bloodstream.

He felt tired Tuesday during his visit to California and went to the hospital where the hypotheses of Covid-19 infection or heart problems were ruled out, the channel's medical correspondent reported. , Sanjay Gupta.

Bill Clinton was President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He has had to be hospitalized in the past, such as in 2004 when he underwent a quadruple coronary bypass to free four blocked arteries, and in 2010 when he suffered a angioplasty.

Between these two operations, the one who was known to like fatty food, began a vegetarian diet.

A difficult decision?

"Not when you have (had) quadruple coronary bypass surgery and want to live and be a grandfather," Clinton explained at an event in Dallas hosted by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals association.

Source: leparis

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