Author: stevenharpole08

Hong Kong – Update on cluster of Multi-drug Resistant Acinetobacter cases in Pok Oi Hospital

Update on cluster of Multi-drug Resistant Acinetobacter cases in Pok Oi Hospital ******************************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      Regarding an earlier announcement on a cluster of patients confirmed to be carriers of Multi-drug Resistant Acinetobacter (MDRA) in a medicine and geriatrics ward, the spokesperson for Pok Oi Hospital gave the following update today (July 16):       ​      In accordance with the prevailing guidelines, the hospital commenced contact tracing and confirmed two more male patients (aged 59 and 66) as carriers of MDRA. The two patients are currently hospitalised under isolation and are in stable ... Read more