46 medical students discharged in Bengaluru; hostel water tests negative for cholera

BENGALURU: Forty-six of the 47 PG resident doctors from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute who had been admitted to Victoria Hospital due to suspected food poisoning have been discharged. All the admitted residents were inmates of BMCRI’s Kaveri Girls’ Hostel. Of the 46, 13 were discharged Sunday, while the others had been discharged earlier.
Two of the doctors had tested positive for cholera. On the lone doctor still undergoing treatment, Dr Asima Banu, principal, and acting dean & director, BMCRI, told TOI, “Her culture test reports are awaited. She will be discharged Monday... None of the water samples collected from the hostel have tested positive for cholera yet.” Officials said the cause of the infection has not been identified yet.