Via The Guardian: Two babies die after contracting infection at Glasgow hospital. Excerpt:
Two premature babies have died after contracting a bloodstream infection at a Glasgow hospital, the third infection-control crisis to hit the city’s health service within two weeks.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed on Wednesday night that it was investigating three cases in the neonatal unit at the Princess Royal maternity hospital. It said the infection was “one of a number of contributing causes” in the deaths of two “extremely premature” babies, and that a third had required treatment and was in a stable condition.
On Tuesday Scottish prosecutors confirmed they were investigating the deaths of two patients, a 10-year-old boy and a 73-year-old woman, who contracted an infection connected to pigeon droppings at Queen Elizabeth university hospital in Glasgow. Another patient at that hospital remains seriously ill after contracting a separate fungal infection called mucor.
Dr Barbara Weinhardt, an infection control doctor, said a number of measures had been taken at the Queen Elizabeth university hospital, including a deep clean, isolation and barrier nursing, safety briefings to all staff and infection control advice to all visitors.
She said: “Our thoughts are with the families affected. Results have confirmed that the three cases of Staphylococcus aureus are linked and our investigations continue into how they are linked.”
