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Girl, 9, dies of pneumonia as flu cases jump
Mary Ann Benitez and Candy Chan
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
A nine-year-old girl died yesterday of pneumonia after being admitted in critical condition to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan.
The girl, who had cerebral palsy and epilepsy, last attended school on December 22.
The Centre for Health Protection has ruled out influenza in the girl, however, adding that there was no outbreak at Sai Wan Ho Caritas Lok Yi School, which she attended.
The girl, who lived in Eastern District, had fever and was admitted to the hospital's pediatric intensive care unit on Sunday.
"The provisional clinical diagnosis was septic shock with pneumonia," said a spokeswoman for the center.
"Laboratory testing for other pathogens is still in progress..."
Girl, 9, dies of pneumonia as flu cases jump
Mary Ann Benitez and Candy Chan
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
A nine-year-old girl died yesterday of pneumonia after being admitted in critical condition to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan.
The girl, who had cerebral palsy and epilepsy, last attended school on December 22.
The Centre for Health Protection has ruled out influenza in the girl, however, adding that there was no outbreak at Sai Wan Ho Caritas Lok Yi School, which she attended.
The girl, who lived in Eastern District, had fever and was admitted to the hospital's pediatric intensive care unit on Sunday.
"The provisional clinical diagnosis was septic shock with pneumonia," said a spokeswoman for the center.
"Laboratory testing for other pathogens is still in progress..."
