Eight premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa have been diagnosed in recent days as carriers of a bacterium resistant to several types of antibiotics. According to the hospital, the infants have not developed symptoms or illness as of now.
Eight premature infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa have been identified in recent days as carriers of a multidrug-resistant bacterium. Hospital officials stated that the infants have not yet developed any symptoms or active infection, and are being closely monitored. The incident raises concerns about nosocomial infections in sensitive hospital wards, though no wider outbreak has been declared. The specific bacterial strain has not been named in the report. The Zioneer has no prior reporting on this event.
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