Jamaica battles hospital infections that have killed 18 babies in three months
Health minister forced to admit problem after parent goes public
Public urged not to panic over outbreaks of klebsiella and serratia
premature baby
Sandra Laville in Kingston
Tuesday 20 October 2015 17.02 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 20 October 2015 17.48 EDT
Jamaican authorities are struggling to cope with a hospital infection which has killed 18 babies in three months, the health ministry has announced.
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Dr Alison Nicholson, consultant medical microbiologist at University Hospital of the West Indies, one of the hospitals affected, urged the public not to panic.
She said the deaths were caused by two different bacterial infections, acquired in hospital since July. These were both common infections, klebsiella and serratia.
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The health minister, Dr Fenton Ferguson, told a press conference in Kingston that he only learned of the situation last Friday, the same day one of the parents of the babies talked to the media.
The public were only informed of the outbreak when he made his statement on Tuesday.
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Health minister forced to admit problem after parent goes public
Public urged not to panic over outbreaks of klebsiella and serratia
premature baby
Sandra Laville in Kingston
Tuesday 20 October 2015 17.02 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 20 October 2015 17.48 EDT
Jamaican authorities are struggling to cope with a hospital infection which has killed 18 babies in three months, the health ministry has announced.
...
Dr Alison Nicholson, consultant medical microbiologist at University Hospital of the West Indies, one of the hospitals affected, urged the public not to panic.
She said the deaths were caused by two different bacterial infections, acquired in hospital since July. These were both common infections, klebsiella and serratia.
...
The health minister, Dr Fenton Ferguson, told a press conference in Kingston that he only learned of the situation last Friday, the same day one of the parents of the babies talked to the media.
The public were only informed of the outbreak when he made his statement on Tuesday.
...
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