Glasgow maternity hospital announces third baby death following infection

Following the news in January that two premature babies had died after contracting a staphylococcus aureus infection, it has now been reported that a third baby has died at the same maternity hospital.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde announced in a statement earlier this week “As previously reported, we have been rigorously managing a number of cases of a rare Staphylococcus aureus blood stream infection in extremely premature babies in the neonatal unit of the Princess Royal Maternity Hospital.

“Three babies, who were extremely poorly due to their very early birth, sadly died and infection was one of a number of contributing causes in their deaths.”

The health board added “As this was an extremely rare strain, which is highly resistant to antibiotics normally prescribed for S. Aureus and the skin cleaning agent routinely used in hospitals across the UK, we put in place a number of further infection control measures including the prescribing of different antibiotics and the introduction of a new skin cleaning agent.”

The hospital have said that the source of the infection in the intensive care unit which led to the baby’s death may never be known.

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