A third baby has died in a Belfast neo-natal unit. Details of the death were released on Friday.
On Thursday, it was revealed that two babies had died at the Royal Maternity Hospital after an outbreak of an infection called pseudomonas. The Belfast Trust said the deaths, in the neonatal unit, may be linked to the outbreak. Admission to the unit is being restricted. The bacteria can cause infections in the chest, blood, and urine.
There are currently 25 babies in the unit, which cares for ill or premature babies. Consultant Clifford Mayes, who works in the neo-natal unit, said he appreciated that this was an "extremely difficult" time for parents of children in the unit. He said efforts were under way to identify the source of the pseudomonas infection.
"It in itself it is not infectious, but because it exists in water or where things are moist, what we are having to do is investigate very thoroughly the unit itself in efforts to try and identify a source," said Mr Mayes. "It's a bacteria that can survive in moist conditions.
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