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Spanish hospital demolishes ICU after bacterial outbreak
Infection Control Monitor, May 16, 2008
A hospital in Madrid, Spain, demolished its ICU after a deadly bacterial outbreak so that it could build a new, noncontaminated structure in its place, according to news reports.
Spanish health officials are investigating the deaths of at least 18 people linked to a multi-drug resistant bacteria outbreak at the 12th October University Hospital, one of the biggest medical centers in Madrid, according to the El Pais newspaper. The newspaper said that more than 252 people were infected by the bacteria since February 2006.
The deaths were caused by Acinetobacter baumannii, a highly virulent infection that has strains resistant to most drugs. The hospital demolished its ICU and built a new one after it proved impossible to eradicate the bacteria
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