US EditionGuayaquil Hospital As Ecuador Starts Investigation Into Newborn Deaths
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Health attributes two deaths to bacterial infection and refuses to reuse medical supplies
Twelve babies have died in the University Hospital of Guayaquil since July 23, when the authorities of the center launched an epidemiological alert. Ecuador’s Ministry of Health attributed the deaths to “multifactorial” causes. According to the institution, most of them were premature neonates and in a complicated clinical state. However, it admitted that two of them contracted a hospital infection caused by the bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae pr…
The Social Christian Party (PSC) and the CREO movement expressed concern over the death of twelve newborns at Guayaquil University Hospital and demanded responses from the authorities.
Guayaquil Hospital As Ecuador Starts Investigation Into Newborn Deaths
Images of the Guayaquil University Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital, where authorities are investigating the death of 12 newborns. On August 9, the Health Ministry of Ecuador announced the deaths were due to "multifactorial causes" in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Ecuadoran prosecutor's office has opened an investigation after the Health Ministry indicated that two of the deaths may have been caused by bacterial contamination. IMAGES
Ecuadorean authorities opened an investigation into the death of 12 babies in the University Hospital of Guayaquil, a case that has shocked the country and put the conditions of the public health system back under the magnifying glass. Experts will also enter the center to perform an on-site examination and raise signs. The post investigates in Ecuador the death of 12 newborn babies in Guayaquil hospital (+ Video) first appeared on Cubadebate.
The Attorney General announced this Sunday that she initiated a prior investigation into the death of 12 newborns born in the University Hospital of Guayaquil.
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