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Two premature babies died after having a blood infection in a Glasgow hospital, causing the third infection control crisis to hit the city's health department within two weeks.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed Wednesday night that they were investigating three cases in the neonatal unit at Princess Royal Maternity Hospital. He stated that the infection was "one of many contributing causes" in the deaths of two "extremely premature" babies, and that a third had required treatment and was a stable condition.
On Tuesday, Scottish prosecutors confirmed that they were investigating the deaths of two patients, a 10-year-old boy and a 73-year-old woman, who had contracted a pigeon feces infection at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. . Another patient at this hospital remains seriously ill after contracting a distinct fungal infection called mucor.
Dr. Barbara Weinhardt, a physician specializing in the fight against infections, said that a number of measures had been implemented at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, including a thorough cleansing, nursing care and cases of isolation and protection, safety instructions for all staff and infection control tips to all visitors.
She said, "Our thoughts are with the families affected. The results confirmed that the three cases of Staphylococcus aureus are linked and our investigations continue on how they are linked. "
Dr. Alan Mathers, head of the department of medicine, services for women and children of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, said that a meeting of the incident management team had been convened last Thursday.
"IMT began their investigation of possible links between the three cases and sent samples for testing. While these results were expected, we spoke to the affected families, as well as to the unit's parents and staff, to inform them of our investigations. The results confirmed the links between the three cases, "he said.
"Our infection control team continues to work closely with their clinical colleagues and national staff to manage the situation and take all necessary steps to maintain patient safety."
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesman Alex Cole-Hamilton said the past few weeks have highlighted the "significant vulnerabilities" of the Scottish health system.
He said: "It's a desperately sad situation and my heart goes to the affected families. Once she has learned all the facts, the Secretary of Health should appear before Parliament to rebadure patients that these outbreaks are being processed and that, if necessary, procedures will be changed. to avoid any further tragedies of this type. "
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