There have been 272 suspected cases of food poisoning after eating bread in Ho Chi Minh City, many patients are still being treated as inpatients.

SKĐS - Currently, more than 90 patients are still being treated as inpatients, of which severe cases are being monitored at the Intensive Care and Anti-Poison Department.

On the afternoon of November 10, according to reports from 13 hospitals in the area, there were 272 cases of suspected poisoning after eating bread at Ms. B's Toad Bread shop, facility 1 Nguyen Thai Son (Hanh Thong ward) and facility 2 Le Quang Dinh (Binh Loi Trung ward).

Accordingly, Military Hospital 175 has received 175 cases. Of these, 38 cases are being treated as inpatients, the rest have recovered or been discharged for outpatient treatment; Tam Anh General Hospital has received 26 cases, currently 13 cases are continuing to be treated as inpatients in the Gastroenterology Department, one 80-year-old patient initially admitted to the Intensive Care and Anti-Poisoning Department is now stable and has been transferred to the Gastroenterology Department for treatment.

Patient suspected of poisoning after eating Ms. B's toad bread. Photo: BVCC.

Gia Dinh People's Hospital received 52 cases, currently treating 34 inpatients, 1 case admitted on November 5, blood culture positive for Salmonella, 1 severe case admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.

Becamex International Hospital received 9 cases, all of whom are being treated as inpatients; Trung My Tay General Hospital received 7 cases, all of whom are being treated as inpatients.

My Duc Tan Binh Hospital, Binh Dan Hospital, Hoc Mon Regional General Hospital, Khanh Hoi General Hospital, and People's Hospital 115 all received 1 case.

Children's Hospital 2, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City - Facility 1 and Facility 3 both received 2 cases.

Most of the suspected poisoning cases ate bread at the facility at 1 Nguyen Thai Son.

The severe case is THD., (female, born in 1963) who is currently being treated at the Department of Intensive Care - Anti-Poison, Gia Dinh People's Hospital. The patient was intubated and put on a ventilator due to progressive pneumonia causing acute respiratory failure, on the background of many chronic diseases including high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation and type 2 diabetes. The accompanying food poisoning worsened the clinical picture. Currently, the patient's condition is gradually stabilizing, has been weaned off the ventilator and the endotracheal tube has been removed, and loose stools have decreased...

Currently, the two bakeries have temporarily stopped operations, all food and ingredients have been sealed and samples taken for testing. The inspection team is expanding the verification of related cases at many hospitals to determine the cause and handle them according to regulations.

Clinical and laboratory data showed that the majority of patients had intestinal infections, most likely caused by Salmonella - a common cause of food poisoning.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has reported to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and the Ministry of Health about the poisoning incident and directed hospitals to admit, classify, and treat it according to food poisoning protocols.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety is also coordinating with functional forces to establish an investigation team.

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