 The health board said most of the patients have recovered |
Three wards at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital have been closed to admissions after 19 patients became ill with diarrhoea and vomiting. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said that of those affected, three were still experiencing symptoms and none were giving cause for concern.
It said staff have introduced infection control measures.
The cases came to light a day after the city's children's hospital said it had stopped admissions due to infection.
Confirming details of the latest cases, infection control manager Tom Walsh said: "Staff at the Southern General have put in place all the relevant control measures to limit the spread of the infection.
"We are monitoring the situation around the clock and investigations into the cause of the outbreak are continuing."
Elderly care, medical and orthopaedic wards are understood to have been affected.
On Monday, the health board confirmed a temporary curb on admissions to the intensive care unit the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, following a rise in cases of Pseudomonas infection.
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