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Ward closes following MRSA fears Ward closes following MRSA fears
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Ten patients at a County Fermanagh hospital are being closely monitored after they were found to be carrying the MRSA bug.Ten patients at a County Fermanagh hospital are being closely monitored after they were found to be carrying the MRSA bug.
One of the wards at the Erne Hospital in Enniskillen has now been closed to new admissions.One of the wards at the Erne Hospital in Enniskillen has now been closed to new admissions.
A Western Health and Social Care Trust spokeswoman said all necessary precautions were being taken.A Western Health and Social Care Trust spokeswoman said all necessary precautions were being taken.
It is not clear whether the elderly patients caught the MRSA infection at the hospital.It is not clear whether the elderly patients caught the MRSA infection at the hospital.
The patients affected have been isolated, barrier nursing has been introduced and new patients are not being admitted to the ward.The patients affected have been isolated, barrier nursing has been introduced and new patients are not being admitted to the ward.
Marion Martin, infection control nurse at the hospital in Enniskillen, said patients were sometimes infected with MRSA before they were admitted.Marion Martin, infection control nurse at the hospital in Enniskillen, said patients were sometimes infected with MRSA before they were admitted.
"But some (cases) are new in the last four to five days and that's why we've put the precautions in place" she said."But some (cases) are new in the last four to five days and that's why we've put the precautions in place" she said.
Sinn Fein assembly member Gerry McHugh said it was a recurring problem that must be addressed.
"The regimes in the hospital must be strong enough to tackle this, not just for the day-to-day running of the hospital but to look to the future so that we can say that this is a thing of the past," he said.