5 residents at Chai Wan elderly home infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria
發佈日期: 2025-08-08 21:26
TVB News
Health authorities are investigating a cluster of antibiotic-resistant Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) carrier cases, involving five residents of the care home for the elderly in Chai Wan.
The Centre for Health Protection earlier received notification from the Hospital Authority that five female residents aged 68 to 93 of the facility in Chai Wan who attended public hospitals for underlying illnesses, had tested positive for CPE. All patients carry the CPE bacteria without symptoms of infection.
It is found that the facility has not fully implemented the related infection control measures, and the CPE might be transmitted within the institution. Health authorities are conducting screening at the elderly home to identify other possible carriers.
Enterobacteriaceae are common pathogens that can cause infections at different body sites including urinary tract infections, intra-abdominal infections or bacteraemia. CPE are commonly resistant to multiple antibiotics, such as penicillins.
With that, it may limit therapeutic options, and may render severe clinical infections difficult to treat. The range of diseases associated with CPE varies from asymptomatic carriage to potentially life-threatening or fatal infections.
