Sir elton john in intensive care with ‘potentially deadly’ infection

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"Elton is also cancelling his scheduled performance for Bakersfield, California for Saturday May 6. "During a recent, successful tour of South America, Elton contracted a harmful


and unusual bacterial infection." They added: "During his return flight home from Santiago, Chile he became violently ill. Upon returning to the UK, Elton's Doctors admitted


him to hospital, where he underwent immediate treatment to remove the infection. "After spending two nights in intensive care followed by an extended stay in hospital, Elton was


released from hospital on Saturday, April 22 and is now comfortably resting at home per doctors advice. Infections of this nature are rare and potentially deadly. "Thankfully,


Elton's medical team identified this quickly and treated it successfully. He is expected to make a full and complete recovery. "Elton will be returning to his schedule of live


performances in Twickenham, England on Saturday June 3rd. "Elton John, Caesars Palace and AEG apologise for any inconvenience this causes ticket holders."