Slough, UK. 12th July, 2024. Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, Berkshire part of Frimley Health. The hospital has been hit by a superbug that is reportedly drug resistant. The outbreak of carbapenemase producing enterobacterales (CPE) is believed to be linked to problems with drains in the hospital. Frimley Trust have said that no patient deaths have been directly linked with the superbug. 75 patients at Wexham Park Hospital have been diagnosed with CPE between 2023 and 2024. CPE are immune to most antibiotics. One in four patients were found to have CPE in the Eden Ward blood disorder and cance
Slough, UK. 12th July, 2024. Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, Berkshire part of Frimley Health. The hospital has been hit by a superbug that is reportedly drug resistant. The outbreak of carbapenemase producing enterobacterales (CPE) is believed to be linked to problems with drains in the hospital. Frimley Trust have said that no patient deaths have been directly linked with the superbug. 75 patients at Wexham Park Hospital have been diagnosed with CPE between 2023 and 2024. CPE are immune to most antibiotics. One in four patients were found to have CPE in the Eden Ward blood disorder and cancer ward in the first four weeks of testing as well as in the intensive care unit. The hospital has put in place measures to contain the outbreak. Credit: Maureen McLean/Alamy Live News
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