Two more SGH patients test positive for hepatitis C
PUBLISHED: 8:04 PM, OCTOBER 23, 2015UPDATED: 12:53 AM, OCTOBER 24, 2015
SINGAPORE ? Two more patients from the Singapore General Hospital?s (SGH) renal ward which saw a hepatitis C outbreak have tested positive for the virus, although it is not clear yet whether they contracted the virus from the cluster.
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The two new infections come from the screening the hospital has carried out on 601 patients who had stayed in the ward between January and June this year ? the first case from the outbreak was detected on April 17, and news of the incident was made public on Oct 6.
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So far, 23 patients have been identified as being part of the outbreak cluster. Among them, eight have died, with five of the deaths possibly linked to the virus outbreak.
Today, SGH said one patient it was trying to contact for screening has died from advanced cancer while under palliative care. It has ruled out hepatitis C as a contributing cause, based on the patient?s medical history.
This is the 31th death that is unrelated to the hepatitis C outbreak among the pool of patients who had passed through the affected ward...
PUBLISHED: 8:04 PM, OCTOBER 23, 2015UPDATED: 12:53 AM, OCTOBER 24, 2015
SINGAPORE ? Two more patients from the Singapore General Hospital?s (SGH) renal ward which saw a hepatitis C outbreak have tested positive for the virus, although it is not clear yet whether they contracted the virus from the cluster.
...
The two new infections come from the screening the hospital has carried out on 601 patients who had stayed in the ward between January and June this year ? the first case from the outbreak was detected on April 17, and news of the incident was made public on Oct 6.
...
So far, 23 patients have been identified as being part of the outbreak cluster. Among them, eight have died, with five of the deaths possibly linked to the virus outbreak.
Today, SGH said one patient it was trying to contact for screening has died from advanced cancer while under palliative care. It has ruled out hepatitis C as a contributing cause, based on the patient?s medical history.
This is the 31th death that is unrelated to the hepatitis C outbreak among the pool of patients who had passed through the affected ward...
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