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April 20th, 2013 
Three Sydney public hospital patients have been diagnosed with the bacterial infection listeriosis.
Source: AAP
THREE patients have been diagnosed with the serious bacterial infection listeriosis after eating profiteroles in different Sydney hospitals.
Two of the patients, one at Concord Hospital and another at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, remain in hospital and are responding well to treatment, NSW Health says.
The third was being treated for a terminal illness at Campbelltown Hospital and has tested positive for listeriosis after his death.
NSW Director of Health Protection Jeremy McAnulty said investigations have confirmed all three patients tested positive to the same strain of the infection.
“As a precaution, profiteroles were immediately withdrawn from all patient meals,” Dr McAnulty said.
“Due to the limited distribution of the profiteroles, the likelihood of further infections is low.
“But it is recommended that any patients who consumed profiteroles at one of the hospitals listed in March or early April contact their doctor or HealthDirect if they develop symptoms of listeriosis.”
The profiteroles were also given to patients in Balmain, Canterbury, Liverpool, Bankstown, Bowral, Fairfield, Camden, Tresillian at Canterbury, Braeside and Karitane Hospitals.
Listeriosis is an infection that can occur when a person eats food that has been contaminated with bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes.
People at risk include pregnant women, newborns, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems.
The incubation period for listeria is typically a few weeks but can be as long as 70 days in rare cases.
Symptoms appear flu-like such as muscle ache, fever, nausea and diarrhoea.
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