Concern about America’s ex-President Bill Clinton (75).
The 42nd commander-in-chief of the United States has been hospitalized for two days with a urinary tract infection that has spread to his bloodstream. The Democrat and husband of the former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (73) was apparently already admitted to the intensive care unit of the Irvine Medical Center of the University of California on Tuesday.
“He was admitted to the intensive care unit for close monitoring and given him intravenous antibiotics and fluids. He’s staying in the hospital for continuous monitoring, “said a joint statement from hospital director Dr. Alpesh Amin and Clinton’s personal doctor, Dr. Lisa Bardack, on Thursday evening.
But then the medics reassured the Americans. Clinton is in intensive care for privacy and security reasons, not because he needs intensive care.
The ex-president, who has long been one of the most popular men in the White House, is in a good mood, speaks to family and employees and is even on his feet. “After two days of treatment, his white blood cell count drops and he responds well to antibiotics,” said the doctors. “We hope he’s going home soon.”
Clinton, who was in California for a private event for his foundation, had already felt tired Tuesday and was hospitalized after testing, according to his office.
The former president’s doctors said urological infections are very common in the elderly and easy to treat, although they can quickly spread to the bloodstream. Clinton will be on intravenous antibiotics until Friday, then he’ll likely be switched to oral antibiotics. His vital signs are all stable, said the doctors.