Patient dies in C diff outbreak
Updated on 04 September 2008
A patient died in hospital after being infected with the Clostridium difficile bug, health chiefs have revealed.
C diff was a "contributory factor" but not the main cause of death, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said.
A spokeswoman declined to reveal any details about the victim, who died in the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, on August 27.
The death came amid a C diff outbreak on one ward, which saw eight patients infected in four weeks. The ward is now closed to new admissions.
A second patient infected with the bug also died but the health board said C diff was not a factor in this case.
"This patient died of a serious, underlying medical condition and their death was not related to C diff," the board said.
A third patient hit by C diff has now been treated and discharged and the five others are being treated in isolation.
The board said in a statement: "The remaining five patients are improving and are no longer showing any symptoms of C diff but continue to be nursed in isolation.
"As a precautionary measure, the ward is not admitting new patients."
A outbreak control team has been established and is investigating the incident.
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