據外媒報道，近日墨爾本圣文森特醫院（St Vincent's Hospital）發言人確認該醫院的老年護理與康復科發現了一例超級病菌（Superbugs）感染病例。
據報道，墨爾本圣文森特醫院一名81歲的老人斯科特（Renee Scott）被發現攜帶有一種名為碳青霉烯類耐藥腸桿菌（CRE）的新型超級病菌。這是一種在人的腸道或皮膚繁殖的細菌，上皮組織完好時不會發病， 但一旦發生傷口感染，這種細菌的致死率可能高達50%。
醫院發言人表示，根據他們最新的調查研究，尚未發現斯科特體內的超級病菌和她的病癥有關聯，而且也不是致病原因，醫護人員正在阻止病菌的擴散。
部分原文報道如下：
St Vincent's Hospital is screening patients for a superbug that can kill up to half the people it infects, after the bacteria was discovered in an elderly patient who had surgery there six months ago.
St George's Health Service in Kew - a St Vincent's rehabilitation and aged care facility - is also on alert because the patient, Renee Scott, is now being cared for there in a single room with strict infection control procedures.
A St Vincent's spokesperson confirmed the case but would not reveal whether other cases had been found at the hospital since June last year, when it first revealed dozens of its patients had been affected by the bacteria since 2012.
原文鏈接：
<http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/new-superbug-case-at-st-vincents-hospital-and-st-georges-health-service-in-kew-20160519-goza9d.html>
日期：2016-05-23
