Month: August 2016

Kathryn Daveson 1,2, Caroline Wilson 1, Andrea Menzies 1 1 ACT Health, Garran, ACT, Australia 2 Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia   Introduction: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is an important cause of health-care associated (HCA) diarrhoea and important indicator of infection prevention and control (IPC) and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs. It is foreseeable...

David Brain 1 1 Phd Scholar, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia   Introduction: Healthcare decision-makers are increasingly expected to balance a greater demand for health services with a finite budget. Despite the solid evidence about the epidemiology of...

Megan Brown 1, Amanda Sharpe 1, Danielle Field 1 1 Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, NSW, Australia   Introduction Haemodialysis patients are recognised as being at risk of developing bloodstream infections (BSI). In May 2015 routine surveillance identified that the number of BSI affecting our haemodialysis patients had risen...

Carolyn Chenoweth 1,2, Wendy Khor 2, Dianna Kenrick 2 1 Fresenius Medical Care, Australia & New Zealand, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2 Fresenius Medical Care, Hong Kong,   Introduction Haemodialysis patients are vulnerable to acquiring healthcare associated infections. This is due to their chronic disease, frequent exposure to healthcare facilities and receiving...

Oyebola Fasugba 1, Jane Koerner 1, Brett Mitchell 2, Anne Gardner 1 1 Australian Catholic University, Watson, Canberra, ACT, Australia 2 Avondale College, Wahroonga, NSW, Australia   Introduction: Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are one of the most frequent health care associated infections. Reviews to date have been inconclusive about benefits of antiseptic cleaning of...

Alex Hoskins 1, Sandra Johnson 1, Noleen Bennett 1, Ann Bull 1, Michael Richards 1, Leon Worth 1,2 1 VICNISS Coordinating Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 2 University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia   Introduction Annual influenza vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) is an important component of infection prevention programs within healthcare facilities. The Victorian Department of Health and Human Services...

Michelle Allen 1,2, Kate Halton 1,2, Lisa Hall 1,2, Nicholas Graves 1,2,3 1 Queensland University Of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia 2 Centre for Research Excellence in Reducing Healthcare Associated Infections, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia 3 Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia   Introduction Translation of evidence into practice can be challenging. The PITCH study combined...

Sue Van Der Graaf 1, Tracy Sloane 1, Elizabeth Gillespie 1, Rhonda Stuart 1,2,3 1 Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia 2 Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia 3 National Centre & Antimicrobial Stewardship, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Introduction: Reports of outbreaks involving Carbapenemase Resistant Enterobacteriaceae associated with gastrointestinal endoscopy have prompted the need to assess the cleaning process of these frequently used instruments....