Killer hospital superbug infected 65 patients

Another 15 patients were infected by a killer superbug at Auckland hospital last month, bringing the total number of cases to 65.

Hospital spokeswoman Jessamy Malcolm said 17 patients were being closely watched but the vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) outbreak had been contained.

"We have ongoing screening of all new admissions to adult services," she said. "Once we have permanently stabilised VRE we will go to active surveillance in high-risk groups."

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