MORE BABIES DIE FROM KLEBSIELLA AT THELLE MOGOERANE HOSPITAL
Five babies have now died from antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella at the Thelle Mogoerane Hospital in Vosloorus as the hospital shuts down wards and struggles to find the source of this bacteria.
I discovered this when I visited the hospital last week to check up on sources who had told me that more babies had died after it was revealed two weeks ago that two out of seven babies infected with Klebsiella had died.
I welcome the decision by the Gauteng Health Department to put the hospital’s CEO Nomonde Mqhayi-Mbambo on special leave as she ignored warnings by staff that overcrowding in the neonatal ward increased the risk of infection.
Dr Jatin Ganda has been tasked to oversee operations at the hospital until an acting CEO has been appointed.
I was informed that Klebsiella infection has been confirmed in 11 babies, five of whom have died.