According to spokesperson David Drexhage of Erasmus MC, an investigation is being carried out with whom the nurse and the patient have been in contact to prevent further contamination. “The departments are also completely cleaned and disinfected.” It is still unclear when the patients can return to their own department.
The hospital is going to cancel patients who were scheduled for surgery in the Neurology and Neurosurgery departments in the coming week. Due to all the measures, there is no more room.
MRSA can be dangerous for people with a reduced resistance because the bacterium does not respond to antibiotics. Those who are healthy hardly need to notice an infection, but they can transfer the bacteria. MRSA is known as a ‘hospital bacteria’ because it occurs regularly, especially in hospitals.
It has been two years since the MRSA bacterium was last found at Erasmus MC.