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Infection control
Klebsiella blamed for baby deaths in KZN
Five babies have died in an outbreak of klebsiella in a Durban hospital, a senior health official confirmed on Tuesday.
Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Symposium
Patient safety through effective infection control
The National Department of Health invites you, to attend the Hospital Infection Prevention Symposium at the Durban International Convention Centre.
The National Department of Health invites you, to attend the Hospital Infection Prevention Symposium at the Durban International Convention Centre.
Intravenous equipment caused outbreak
Contaminated intravenous equipment and poor infection control measures were found to be the source of an outbreak of klebsiella pneumoniae which killed 21 babies in a KwaZulu-Natal hospital.
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