Forty-eight hours after dna reported the case of a 33-year-old woman who is battling multiple health complications after contracting a rare bacterial infection, the Cama and Albless Hospital where she was admitted last month has denied there was any laxity on its part.
Vaishali Sawant (in pic), a Nalasopara resident, delivered a baby boy at the hospital by caesarean section on October 17. Soon after, she complained of pain in the lower abdomen and suffered fever and nausea.
After her complaint was initially neglected, it was detected that she was infected by Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), which is a bacteria usually acquired in a hospital.
Sawant underwent four back to back surgeries to deal with the problem at Cama and was subsequently referred to Gokuldas Tejpal (GT) Hospital where she was operated on again.
But, Dr Rajashree Katke, superintendent of Cama hospital, has suggested that the woman may have carried the bacteria before she was admitted. “We had ten caesareans on the day Vaishali delivered the baby and all the other mothers are doing okay,” said Katke.
Dr Katke maintained that operation theatres in Cama were routinely fumigated and swabs sent to the microbiology department for analysis. When asked about the rate of infection at the hospital, she said, “There is an infection control committee in place at the hospital. I will check the rate of infection figures among pregnant women and children and get back in a few days.”
Vaishali’s husband Sandeep said the hospital staff had been extremely secretive about the procedures carried out and that they did not shed enough light on her condition.
“During transfer to GT hospital the Cama doctors did not attach the bacteriology report from JJ hospital that confirmed her MRSA condition. As a result the doctors at GT had no clue about her condition, till a few days later when they inquired from Cama resident doctors and learned that she was affected by the highly contagious infection,” he said.
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