Superbug a major factor in three deaths at hospital

The superbug CRE was a contributory factor in three deaths at University Hospital Limerick between 2009 and 2015, says the HSE.

It said that of the 92 cases of multi drug-resistant CRE detected in the Mid-West between 2009 and the end of May 2015, some 27 deaths had been recorded.

A HSE spokesman said: “In three of these cases, CRE was found to be a contributing factor in their deaths. In the remainder, a CRE detection was associated but was not the primary cause of death.”