Four babies born very prematurely died at the Andrée Rosemon hospital in Cayenne. Staphylococcus aureus infection appears to be the cause.
In Cayenne (Guyana), four very premature babies died from a nosocomial infection in the space of two months, between the end of July and the end of August, in the neonatal intensive care unit of the Andrée Rosemon Hospital Center. large healthcare establishments in Guyana, with a capacity of 669 beds.
According to the Regional Health Agency (ARS), these four newborns are “babies born at about 25 weeks”. They were infected with Staphylococcus aureus.
Dangerous in the most fragile
“It is a very common germ, especially in tropical environments. Statistics indicate that staphylococcus aureus is carried by one in five adults, at least in tropical environments, ”explained Jacques Cartiaux, the director of the ARS in Guyana, quoted by AFP.
“For adults, it’s not bad, it is easily combated with simple hygiene measures. In a premature baby, this can cause very serious lung problems. “
On September 7, the ARS ordered an inspection in the service concerned in order to determine the exact causes of these deaths and to identify the measures to be deployed to prevent this type of infection. In this hospital, which receives more than 52,000 patients each year, 3,000 births take place.
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