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Update on cluster of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci cases in Kwong Wah Hospital ********************************************************************************* The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      ​Regarding an earlier announcement on Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) carrier cases, the spokesperson for Kwong Wah Hospital (KWH) gave the following update today (June 30):      Following a contact tracing investigation, one more 62-year-old male patient in a medical ward of KWH was identified as a carrier of VRE without signs of infection. The patient is in critical condition due to his underlying diseases and now being treated in isolation.      The ward concerned has adopted the following enhanced ... Read more

Update on cluster of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci cases in Tseung Kwan O Hospital ************************************************************************************* The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:        Regarding an earlier announcement on Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) carrier cases, the spokesperson for Tseung Kwan O Hospital gave the following update today (April 29):             In accordance with the prevailing infection control guidelines, the hospital carried out contact tracing. Six more patients (aged 68 to 98) in the same medical male ward concerned were confirmed as VRE carriers. Two patients are now being treated in isolation and are in stable condition. Three patients have ... Read more

Update on cluster of Candida auris cases in Kowloon Hospital ************************************************************ The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      Regarding an earlier announcement on Candida auris carrier cases, the spokesperson for Kowloon Hospital gave the following update today (April 4):      An 81-year-old patient in a female medical convalescent ward was confirmed to be carrying Candida auris on March 30 via hospital screening. Following a contact-tracing investigation, another 90-year-old female patient in the same ward, and two more male patients (aged 57 and 87) in another rehabilitation ward, were identified as carriers of Candida auris. The patients concerned do ... Read more

Update on cluster of Candida auris cases in Kwong Wah Hospital ************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      Regarding an earlier announcement on Candida auris carrier cases, the spokesman for Kwong Wah Hospital gave the following update today (February 18):      Following a contact tracing investigation, one more 95-year-old male patient in the medical ward was identified as a carrier of Candida auris while not having signs of infection. The patient has been discharged earlier.      The hospital will continue the contact tracing investigation of close contacts of the patients in accordance with the prevailing guidelines. A series ... Read more

Cluster of Candida auris cases in Kwong Wah Hospital **************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: The spokesperson for Kwong Wah Hospital made the following announcement today (February 7):        An 87-year-old male patient in a medical ward of Kwong Wah Hospital (KWH) was confirmed to carry Candida auris on February 4 without signs of infection. In accordance with the prevailing guideline, KWH commenced contact tracing and found two more male patients (aged 71 and 82) who stayed in the same cubicle carrying Candida auris without signs of infection. One patient has been discharged. The ... Read more