Bill Clinton remains at UCI Medical Center after infection treatment

IRVINE — Former President Bill Clinton remained hospitalized Friday astatine UC Irvine Medical Center, wherever helium was being treated for a “non-COVID-related infection” that doctors said was being addressed with antibiotics and fluids.

His wide prognosis appears good, with doctors saying they anticipation to discharge him soon. His spokesperson told assorted media outlets Friday that the erstwhile president was “up and about, joking and charming the infirmary staff.”

In a connection Thursday, Clinton spokesperson Angel Urena said, “On Tuesday evening, President Clinton was admitted to UCI Medical Center to person attraction for a non-Covid-related infection. He is connected the mend, successful bully spirits and is incredibly thankful to the doctors, nurses and unit providing him with fantabulous care.”

Urena besides released a connection from Clinton’s doctors — Dr. Alpesh Amin and Dr. Lisa Bardack — who expressed assurance helium would beryllium sent location soon.

Former archetypal woman and erstwhile U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, middle, exits the University of California Irvine Medical Center successful Orange connected Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to the Southern California infirmary Tuesday with an corruption but helium is “on the mend,” his spokesperson said. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

“President Clinton was taken to UC Irvine Medical Center and diagnosed with an infection,” they said. “He was admitted to the infirmary for adjacent monitoring and administered IV antibiotics and fluids. He remains astatine the infirmary for continuous monitoring.

“After 2 days of treatment, his achromatic humor compartment number is trending down, and helium is responding to antibiotics well. The California-based aesculapian squad has been successful changeless connection with the president’s New York-based aesculapian team, including his cardiologist. We anticipation to person him spell location soon.”

Citing the erstwhile president’s doctors, CNN reported that Clinton was admitted to the intensive attraction portion for attraction of a urinary tract corruption that had dispersed to his bloodstream. He was treated successful the ICU much retired of privateness than the quality of the illness.

FILE – In this Jan. 27, 2021, record photo, erstwhile President Bill Clinton speaks during ceremonial services for Henry “Hank” Aaron, astatine Friendship Baptist Church successful Atlanta. (Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves via AP, Pool, File)

Doctors said Clinton would beryllium receiving IV antibiotics until Friday, erstwhile they hoped to power him to oral antibiotics.

President Joe Biden was expected to talk to Clinton sometime Friday, White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One.

“The president sends his champion wishes to President Clinton,” Jean-Pierre said. “President Biden volition beryllium speaking to the president aboriginal today. They person not connected yet but we’re hoping to link them aboriginal today.”

Clinton, 75, was the 42nd president of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. The Democrat antecedently served arsenic politician and lawyer wide of Arkansas.

Clinton was successful Southern California to be events connected behalf of his charitable foundation. Various reports indicated that Clinton’s wife, Hillary, attended a section lawsuit Thursday nighttime connected his behalf. The erstwhile caput of authorities and Democratic statesmanlike campaigner was spotted aboriginal Thursday nighttime visiting her hubby astatine the hospital.

Dr. David Agus, a prof of medicine astatine USC Keck School of Medicine and a CBS News aesculapian contributor, said helium had spoken to Clinton’s doctors, who said the erstwhile president became sick portion attending a Clinton Foundation fundraiser, experiencing nausea and vomiting. He was taken to the hospital, wherever doctors conducted a bid of tests and detected the bacteria E. coli successful his urine, Agus told CBS News Friday morning.

Agus said doctors told him Clinton was doing “dramatically better,” and could perchance beryllium released from the infirmary implicit the weekend.

In 2004, the erstwhile president underwent quadruple bypass surgery. In 2010, helium had a brace of stents inserted to unfastened a clogged coronary artery.