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08/06/2007
Tuberculosis alert in Coleraine hospital
A Coleraine Hospital is on tuberculosis alert today after a member of staff contracted a rare form of the respiratory disease.
The employee from the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine, contracted a multi-drug resistant form of TB. However, they are thought to be in a stable condition.
Colleagues and friends are currently being screened and a list of patients who may require testing is being drawn up.
Director of the Northern Ireland and Social Care Trust, Dr Peter Flannigan said: “Our main concern is with regard to the patients who during this period of time were treated in surgical ward one and the gynaecology ward of Causeway Hospital,” he said.
“The healthcare worker also did some work in the accident and emergency department.
“But because of the very limited contact time-wise they would have had with the public, at that stage this does not present any degree of significant risk to anybody who attended the accident and emergency department.”
Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection spread through the air that attacks the lung.
Symptoms may include chest pain and coughing up blood.
(JM/SP)
The employee from the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine, contracted a multi-drug resistant form of TB. However, they are thought to be in a stable condition.
Colleagues and friends are currently being screened and a list of patients who may require testing is being drawn up.
Director of the Northern Ireland and Social Care Trust, Dr Peter Flannigan said: “Our main concern is with regard to the patients who during this period of time were treated in surgical ward one and the gynaecology ward of Causeway Hospital,” he said.
“The healthcare worker also did some work in the accident and emergency department.
“But because of the very limited contact time-wise they would have had with the public, at that stage this does not present any degree of significant risk to anybody who attended the accident and emergency department.”
Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection spread through the air that attacks the lung.
Symptoms may include chest pain and coughing up blood.
(JM/SP)
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