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Premie dies in outbreak of antibiotic-resistant bacteria at Tel Hashomer
The bacteria was found to have infected the infants over a four-week period; earlier this week a decision was made to close the ward to new babies and as s a further precaution, infants already at the hospital were isolated from other newborns.
By Dan Even
* Published 02:47 11.05.11
A premature baby died on Saturday and eight other infants have been infected after Klebsiella bacteria was discovered in the neonatal intensive care unit at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.
The bacteria was found to have infected the infants over a four-week period. Earlier this week a decision was made to close the ward to new babies. As a further precaution, infants already at the hospital were isolated from other newborns.
The premature baby that died had been born in the 26th week, to a family from central Israel. Blood samples showed that it had been infected by Klebsiella...
Premie dies in outbreak of antibiotic-resistant bacteria at Tel Hashomer
The bacteria was found to have infected the infants over a four-week period; earlier this week a decision was made to close the ward to new babies and as s a further precaution, infants already at the hospital were isolated from other newborns.
By Dan Even
* Published 02:47 11.05.11
A premature baby died on Saturday and eight other infants have been infected after Klebsiella bacteria was discovered in the neonatal intensive care unit at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.
The bacteria was found to have infected the infants over a four-week period. Earlier this week a decision was made to close the ward to new babies. As a further precaution, infants already at the hospital were isolated from other newborns.
The premature baby that died had been born in the 26th week, to a family from central Israel. Blood samples showed that it had been infected by Klebsiella...