The wee baby beside us was very unwell and passed away. We’ve lived with other parents losing their babies. We have seen their tears..
was a very sick child who needed her bed.
The next day, the parents were told she had a staph infection on her skin but assured it wasn’t S. aureus. Charlotte will be treated with a cream applied to her throat.
Lynn added: “Medics told us she had three different staph infections in six weeks. For me, this all stemmed from the Royal.
“Something must be done about infection control. Why should cleaning and handwashing be upped when something happens? It should be at that level all the time.”
Lynn and husband John, 36, who lost premature baby Robyn in March, say it has been agony watching Charlotte suffer.
An NHSGGC spokeswoman said: “As part of our rigorous management of three cases of S. aureus infection at the PRMH, we have identified that this is an extremely rare strain which is highly resistant to the two antibiotics normally prescribed.
“It is resistant to the skin cleaning agent routinely used in hospitals across the UK.
“This is the first time this strain of bacteria has been identified in Scotland. These cases have only been identified in two other countries.
“We have continued to screen babies in our three neonatal units and there have been no further cases of infection.
“We have, however, identified four babies who have the bacteria on their skin. None of the babies is infected and none need treatment for S. aureus.
“We have also put in place further infection control measures including staff screening, the prescribing of different antibiotics and the introduction of a new skin cleaning agent.”