Tag: cluster

Cluster of Candida auris cases in Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital ************************************************************* The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The spokesperson for Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital (HKBH) made the following announcement today (April 3):        A 76-year-old male patient in a medicine ward of HKBH was confirmed to carry Candida auris on March 14 without signs of infection, after being transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital on the same day. The patient was discharged earlier. In accordance with the prevailing guideline, HKBH has conducted contact tracing and found one more male patient, aged 69, carrying ... Read more

Cluster of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci cases in Princess Margaret Hospital ******************************************************************************* The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The spokesperson for Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) made the following announcement today (March 5):        A 56-year-old female patient in a surgical ward of PMH was infected with Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) on March 1.        In accordance with the prevailing infection control guidelines, the hospital has conducted contact tracing investigations. Four more female patients (aged from 69 to 89) were found to be VRE carriers and asymptomatic. All patients are now being ... Read more

Update on cluster of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cases in Kwong Wah Hospital ****************************************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      Regarding an earlier announcement on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the spokesperson for Kwong Wah Hospital made the following updates today (March 4):        In accordance with the prevailing infection control guidelines, the hospital has performed tracing investigation. Three more babies (two boys and one girl, aged 25 to 50 days) were confirmed as MRSA carriers without any symptoms of infection. The babies are being treated ... Read more

Cluster of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci cases at Tuen Mun Hospital ********************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The spokesperson for Tuen Mun Hospital (TMH) made the following announcement today (December 12):      A 75-year-old male patient in a medicine and geriatrics ward of TMH was confirmed to be a Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) carrier on December 6. In accordance with the prevailing infection control guidelines, the hospital commenced contact tracing. Two more male patients (aged 79 and 84) were confirmed to be VRE carriers. All patients are now being treated in isolation and ... Read more

Cluster of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci cases in Princess Margaret Hospital ******************************************************************************* The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:        The spokesman for Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) made the following announcement today (December 8):        A 62-year-old male patient in an orthopaedic ward of PMH was confirmed to be carrying Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) on November 9 without signs of infection.             In accordance with the prevailing infection control guidelines, the hospital has conducted a contact tracing investigation. Ten more male patients (aged from 55 to 89) in the same ward were found to be VRE carriers and ... Read more