4 newborns in Northern China die from HAI; 5 staff fired
4 newborns dead from hospital-acquired infection in N China
>>Mar 21
Four newborns died and two others were still receiving medical treatment after contracting infections in a hospital in north China’s Tianjin Municipality, local health official said Saturday.
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An initial investigation showed the deaths were caused by hospital-acquired infection of enterobacter cloacae, a clinically significant Gram-negative bacterium.
One of the two newborns receiving medical treatment did not survive. Five hospital staff were fired over the deaths of the five newborns.
>>Mar 30
Five staff of China hospital dismissed over newborn children deaths
Wang Xin, president of Jixian County Maternal and Child Care Service Center in northern Tianjin Municipality, and Wang Lianjiang, the center’s vice president, were removed from their posts, the Jixian County government said.
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Three other staff in charge of newborn care service at the center were also dismissed from their posts.
The county government has decided to compensate each family of the dead newborn children with 180,000 yuan (26,354 U.S.dollars).
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