Bacteria, a cause of death of babies at Morelos hospital

Cuernavaca .- The Ministry of Health in Morelos confirmed Wednesday evening that one of the factors that led to the death of four babies at the 39 General Hospital & # 39; José G. Parres found the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae . [Tuesday'sgroupofparentsreportedtothemediathathospitaldoctorshadreportedthattheywere"fightinghard"] against a bacterium that the babies had acquired "," said Patricia Aguirre, mother of twins who died one day apart. [19659002] The same day, Patricia Mora González, head of the Ministry of Health, confirmed to El Financiero that the General Directorate of Epidemiology was conducting the investigation in the case of the four babies deceased, and that of the other five others.

Mora González explained that he would hold a meeting with members of the epidemiology team to know the results of the investigations.

By a newsletter, the state agency explained that the results showed what kind of bacteria had dead children.

"We analyzed the measures that were taken from the beginning to witness the cases and laboratory results, which confirmed the presence of the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae in four of the nine dead babies".

Mora González said that the causes of death are multifactorial, so the bacteria do not represent the reason for them .

In the case of the five other infants, it was reported that his death was not due to the presence of the bacterium in question, but to typical situations of his illness at birth, such as heart disease or metabolic problems.

The health secretary of Morelos reiterated that the hospital is a reference hospital throughout the entity and that thanks to the accreditation obtained for obstetric care of urgency he attends to the most complicated cases as soon as maternal and infantile health refers.

It states that during the session with the General Directorate of Epidemiology, Morelos health services and hospital staff made known the progress after the in-depth examination of the clinical records of each newborn , causes of admission to the Neonatal Specialized Care Unit (UCEN), until medical treatment and factors associated with his death.

Among the causes mentioned are seriously ill patients, premature and with serious pathologies (intracranial haemorrhage, congenital malformations, respiratory failure) acute renal failure and neonatal sepsis).

"We study, implement the necessary actions and act according to principles and ethical rules. We are not a government and we will reach the final consequences," said the Minister of Health . González added that Thursday and Friday the Commission for protection against health risks of the State of Morelos (Coprisem), the Directorate General of Quality and Health Education (DGCES) will perform hospital assessments while the Epidemiology will review the protocols of the General Hospital Jose G. Parres

Therefore, admission to the Special Care Unit Neonatal will be restricted to avoid risks, while sanitary measures will be strengthened

] Mora González said that communication is maintained with family members who, at first contact , have expressed their condolences and passed on the miso of dependence that directs, while channeling them to the State Commission on Medical Arbitration (COESAMOR) .