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PRO/EDR> Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae – Ireland: (LK) nosocomial, fatal, 2009-2015
Hospital-Related Infection -- IrelandThe superbug CRE [carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae] was a contributory factor in 3 deaths at University Hospital Limerick between 2009 and 2015, says the HSE [Health Service Executive]. HSE said that of the 92 cases of multi drug-resistant CRE detected in the Mid-West between 2009 and the end of May 2015, some 27 deaths had been recorded. A HSE spokesman said: "In 3 of these cases, CRE was found to be a contributing factor in their deaths. In the remainder, Read more [...]
