An elderly patient has died in an outbreak of listeria in two Northern Ireland hospitals. The pensioner was one of two patients in the Antrim Area Hospital that contracted the food-borne bacteria. Another acquired the bug in the Causeway Hospital on the region’s north coast.
The patient who died was already ill but listeria has been confirmed as a contributory cause of death. Both hospitals are managed by the Northern Trust, which has declared an outbreak.
The trust’s Director of Nursing Olive MacLeod said: “The person who died was a frail, elderly patient who had other illnesses but this listeria infection did contribute to their death.”
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