ENTERTAINMENT
Madonna bacterial infection: what are the reasons for her admission to the hospital?
The 64-year-old pop music icon has been forced to postpone her tour after a several-day stay in the ICU.
Madonna has postponed her upcoming ‘Celebration’ tour after being hospitalised with a “serious bacterial infection”. The tour had been set to start on15 July.
The news was announced in an Instagram post from her manager Guy Oseary: “On Saturday, June 24, Madonna developed a serious bacterial infection which led to a several-day stay in the ICU [intensive care unit].”
“Her health is improving, however she is still under medical care. A full recovery is expected.
“At this time we will need to pause all commitments, which includes the tour.
“We will share more details with you as soon as we have them, including a new start date for the tour and for rescheduled shows.”
She was poised to begin a 35-city global tour taking her from Los Angeles to New York and including 11 dates stint in Europe.
What is a serious bacterial infection?
The popstar had planned the tour as a 40th anniversary of her breakout single, ‘Holiday’. The 84-date tour was billed as Madonna’s first ever greatest hits tour but the shows will be suspended after the star suffered a serious bacterial infection.
The Mayo Clinic defines bacterial infections as those which are caused by bacteria, the single-celled microorganisms that can live on and in the human body. Most bacteria are harmless, and some are actually vital to our well-being.
However others can cause serious harm and need to be fought off by the human body’s anti-bacterial responses. If that is unsuccessful, antibiotics can be used to kill or prevent the bacteria from multiplying.
Bacteria is microscopic and can be transferred into the body in a variety of ways, such as from contaminated foods, unclean water, dirty surfaces or the bite from an animal or bug. However there are countless other ways that a bacterial infection could occur.
There is no fixed definition for a ‘serious bacterial infection’, but her spell in the ICU suggests that Madonna’s case has been worrying. Fans will be glad to know that the iconic popstar is improving and is expected to make a full recovery.