Visiting restrictions remain in place at Limerick Regional Hospital as efforts continue to contain an outbreak of a highly drug resistant and potentially lethal bug.
So far seven patients have been affected by the outbreak of KPC at Dooradoyle – the first hospital to be hit by the bug and a a further case has been identified at a long-stay facility in the Midwest.
The cause of the outbreak, which doctors have described as of serious concern, is being investigated.
Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhoea.
Visiting restrictions have been put in place and a programme of intensive deep cleaning has been instituted in wards where transmission is suspected of occurring.
