Visiting restrictions remain in place at Limerick Regional Hospital as efforts continue to contain an outbreak of a highly drug resistant and potentially lethal bug.
So far seven patients have been affected by the outbreak of KPC at Dooradoyle – the first hospital to be hit by the bug and a a further case has been identified at a long-stay facility in the Midwest.
The cause of the outbreak, which doctors have described as of serious concern, is being investigated.
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Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhoea.
Visiting restrictions have been put in place and a programme of intensive deep cleaning has been instituted in wards where transmission is suspected of occurring.
