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  • B.C., Canada: Fraser Health announces CPE outbreak at Royal Columbian Hospital

    Source: http://www.straight.com/life/579106/...mbian-hospital


    Fraser Health announces bacterial disease outbreak at Royal Columbian Hospital
    by Charlie Smith on Feb 3, 2014 at 2:36 pm

    Royal Columbian Hospital is experiencing a Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) outbreak in a medicine unit, according to Fraser health.

    In a written statement, the regional health authority has revealed that patients at the New Westminster hospital who've been colonized with the bug have been separated from others...

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    Re: B.C., Canada: Fraser Health announces CPE outbreak at Royal Columbian Hospital

    Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle17491728/


    Hospital beats back superbug outbreak
    WENDY STUECK
    VANCOUVER ? The Globe and Mail
    Published Thursday, Mar. 13 2014, 11:00 PM EDT
    Last updated Thursday, Mar. 13 2014, 11:04 PM EDT

    A superbug outbreak at a Lower Mainland hospital has been brought under control.

    Fraser Health Authority declared an outbreak of carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae, or CPE, at its Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster on Feb. 3, marking the first officially declared outbreak in the province since it launched a surveillance program for the bacteria in 2010...

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