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Woman ill with drug-resistant infection

June 03, 2013
The Centre for Health Protection is investigating a case of invasive community-associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, involving a 39-year-old woman.
 
She fell ill on May 21 and was admitted to Yan Chai Hospital on May 23.
 
She tested positive for CA-MRSA. She is in serious condition. 
 
She arrived in Hong Kong for work from the Philippines on May 20. Her home contacts have no symptoms.
 
MRSA is a type of Staphylococcus aureus that is resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics. The centre says indiscriminate use of antibiotics may contribute to drug-resistance. 


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