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| Ian Thorpe 'in intensive care' after contracting serious infection - reports | |
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| Swimming great Ian Thorpe is in intensive care after receiving treatment for a serious infection, according to reports. | Swimming great Ian Thorpe is in intensive care after receiving treatment for a serious infection, according to reports. |
| Network Seven reported on Tuesday evening that the 31-year-old five-time Olympic gold medallist contracted the bug after surgery at a hospital near his home in the Swiss town of Ronco sopra Ascona. | Network Seven reported on Tuesday evening that the 31-year-old five-time Olympic gold medallist contracted the bug after surgery at a hospital near his home in the Swiss town of Ronco sopra Ascona. |
| He is now under intensive care in Sydney, and Seven said Thorpe's close associates fear he could lose the use of his left arm. | He is now under intensive care in Sydney, and Seven said Thorpe's close associates fear he could lose the use of his left arm. |
| However, ABC quoted Thorpe's manager, James Erskine, as saying the | |
| swimmer was not in intensive care but was being treated with large | |
| doses of antibiotics. He added that Thorpe had contracted the infection after | |
| surgery at a hospital in Sydney. | |
| Thorpe's father revealed in February that the swimmer was battling depression. | Thorpe's father revealed in February that the swimmer was battling depression. |
| He sought help in early 2014 after being found disoriented near his parents' Sydney home, having taken a combination of antidepressants and medication for a shoulder injury. | He sought help in early 2014 after being found disoriented near his parents' Sydney home, having taken a combination of antidepressants and medication for a shoulder injury. |
| Thorpe was sent for medical assessment to Bankstown hospital and then entered a rehabilitation program. | Thorpe was sent for medical assessment to Bankstown hospital and then entered a rehabilitation program. |
| The swimmer made an ill-fated attempt to compete at the 2012 London Olympics. | The swimmer made an ill-fated attempt to compete at the 2012 London Olympics. |
| Thorpe's manager did not immediately respond to a request for comment. | Thorpe's manager did not immediately respond to a request for comment. |