Author: johnathana82

Cluster of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae cases in Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital ****************************************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The spokesperson for Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital (OLMH) made the following announcement today (April 19):        A 95-year-old patient in a female medical ward of OLMH was confirmed to be infected with Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) on April 13. In accordance with prevailing guidelines, the hospital has commenced contact tracing and identified two more female patients (aged 92 and 99) who are CPE carriers. One of the patients had been discharged earlier. Two patients are being ... Read more