Multi-resistant hospital germs now in Hamburg

Detection of dangerous multidrug-resistant bacteria in two clinics

06/02/2015

In two Hamburg clinics, multi-drug resistant bacteria were detected, two patients are already dead. The bacterium 4MRGN-Klebsiella pneumoniae was detected in both the Eppendorf University Hospital (UKE) and the Hamburg Asklepios Klinik Barmbek. The clinical germs can pose a significant health risk especially for people who are already weakened, not least because, according to the announcement of the „Hamburger Abendblatts“ resistant to four antibiotic groups. tent

According to the media reports, three patients at the UKE are infected with the multidrug-resistant 4MRGN-Klebsiella pneumoniae and at the Hamburg Asklepios Klinik Barmbek the virus has now been detected in five patients, although not all signs of an infection show. To prevent the spread of dangerous hospital germs, comprehensive safety measures have been introduced.

Transfer germs to several patients
At the Asklepios Klinik Barmbek, the germ was first detected at the end of January in a Russian patient, reports the „Hamburger Abendblatt“. In the meantime, the patient had died from his illness (not as a result of an infection with the clinical germs), and another Barmbek patient also found the pathogens after his death. Again, they had not been related to the death of the patient, so that „Hamburger Abendblatt“ continue. According to the newspaper, the Russian patient was admitted as having an emergency for cancer following a bowel breakthrough, and it appeared that the pathogens could be skipped to four other patients. However, only one patient showed an infection. After the positive test with the Russian patient, the alarm was immediately triggered and the safety measures tightened, explained the head of Asklepios' own laboratory, Medilys. Susanne Huggett, opposite the „Hamburger Abendblatt“. Thus, a further spread of the pathogens was prevented.

Multidrug-resistant pathogen in hospital operation
The safety measures of the Barmbeker Klinik included, for example, the examination of all patients for corresponding germs, even if they had no direct contact with the infected persons, reports „Hamburger Abendblatt“. Those affected were isolated, microbiological environmental investigations initiated and the frequency of cleaning increased, according to the newspaper. In addition, employees had received hygiene training or had been repeated. Although could „In general, it can not be ruled out in everyday clinical practice that multiresistant pathogens enter the hospital by newly admitted patients“, cite that „Hamburger Abendblatt“ Dr. Susanne Huggett. But „By immediately isolating the affected patients and tightening our hygiene measures, we quickly got the situation under control“, the hygiene expert continues.

At the UKE, according to the announcement of the „Hamburger Abendblatts“ In the past few weeks, the multidrug-resistant pathogens 4MRGN-Klebsiella pneumoniae were detected in six patients, three of whom had an infection. The condition of a patient is currently critical and he is receiving intensive care. (Fp)