Peru-Discarded outbreak of TB in the Rebagliati hospital

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http://noticias.terra.com.pe/nacion...a1c797865b6b3310VgnVCM3000009af154d0RCRD.html
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Discarded outbreak of TB in the Rebagliati hospital
November 18, 2011 ? 8:05

Jorge Rojas Rios, general manager of the Healthcare Network Rebagliati, denied that there is an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) within the Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati ESSALUD. According to the newspaper "Peru 21", Rojas confirmed that four employees of the hospital are with TB and said that there are eight emergency patients that are being treated. He also agreed that biosecurity measures are inadequate, but denied that it is a crisis. However, Gabriela Ferrel, a medical staff member of Rebagliati, said there are six additional workers in which it is possible that they were infected with TBC. So two months ago seeking emergency is declared in the hospital.

 

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Re: Peru-Discarded outbreak of TB in the Rebagliati hospital

http://www.rpp.com.pe/2011-11-18-ge...-irresponsables-a-medicos-noticia_423701.html
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Rebagliati manager refused and called the TB outbreak of irresponsible doctors
Friday, November 18, 2011 | 8:01 pm


He asked the representative of the medical profession that supports his claim with test results of the nine probable cases.
However, Dr. Jorge Rios acknowledged that it has been confirmed recently, a case of tuberculosis in the emergency department, but said there is no risk of an outbreak.
The manager of the Healthcare Network EsSalud Rebagliati, Jorge Rojas Rios, branded as irresponsible, according to medical body said misinformation on the alleged existence of an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in the emergency department of this hospital.

" I reject this information. It is irresponsible. There is no outbreak of this disease since the outbreak term refers to progressive increase in cases, "he said in RPP Noticias, denying the statements to local media by Dr. Marlene Beauty vice president of medical staff Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital, who reported last Thursday that up to nine probable cases were reported.

However, R?os Rojas admitted that on 11 November confirmed a case of TB in the emergency that has affected a health professional. "It is a single case. Immediately, we gave the respective treatment is supported the patient and the family, "he said.

He explained further that as a result of this case did the study with respect to other workers in the area.

He also said he can not deny that reach TB patients who have practiced the necessary tests to rule out or confirm any type of transmission.

He regretted the statements of Dr. Beauty and asked him to substantiate his claim results from the analysis of the probable cases, in order not to create panic with these false alarms.

"If there (cases of TB), presenting the analysis. They appear here in two to three days is feasible, but there is no outbreak," he concluded.