Month: August 2018

Dr Huzairi Sani1, Dr Nada Syazana2, Dr Zahir Izuan Azhar1, Dr Mohamad Rodi Isa1, Dr Yazli Yuhana1 1Universiti Teknologi Mara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia 2Selayang Hospital, Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia   Introduction: Dengue infection is the commonest mosquito-borne viral infection that results in hospitalisation amongst patients in Malaysia. The cornerstone of managing dengue infection is the...

Ms Sue Atkins1 1Department of Health and Human Services, Ballarat, VIC, Australia   Introduction Health services are expected to have strategies in place to minimize exposure of patients, the workforce, and the organisation to infectious agents. There are many assessment tools available; however within...

Miss Karen McKenna1, Anastasia Hutchinson1, Mal Butler1 1Epworth Healthcare, Richmond, VIC, Australia   Introduction In Australia there are approximately 180,000 Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAIs) annually. Decreasing HAI has been identified as a quality improvement priority. Deep wound infection following joint replacement surgery have substantial impacts on patients’ outcomes...

Mrs Elizabeth Orr1, Ms Sally Havers2, Ms Mia Brill1, Ms Joanna Price1, Professor Linsday Grayson1,2 1Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia 2Hand Hygiene Australia   Introduction: Hand hygiene compliance (HHC) in the Emergency Department (ED) was significantly lower than the rest of Austin Health at 58.9% (95%CI 54.0-63.7%) compared to 79.3% (95%CI 78.1-80.5%)....

Mr Matthew Richards1, Dr Caroline Marshall1 1Melbourne Health, Parkville, VIC, Australia   Introduction: In early 2017 a cluster of deep/organ space sternal surgical site infections (SSIs) following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG) were identified. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) was isolated from the infected tissue on each occasion and...

Dr Hitender Gautam1, Dr Abdul Hakim Choudhary2, Dr Sarita Mohapatra3, Dr Seema Sood3, Dr Bimal Kumar Das3, Dr Arti Kapil3 1Infection Control Officer, Dr. BRA IRCH & Department of Microbiology, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, Delhi, India 2Department of Hospital Administration, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, Delhi, India 3Department of Microbiology, AIIMS, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, Delhi, India   Introduction: Central venous catheters(CVCs) are essential...

Ms Kate Smith1, Ms Carla De Marco2 1GAMA Healthcare, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 2GAMA Healthcare, Melbourne, VIC, Australia   Introduction Environmental cleaning is critical within hospital infection control programs. However staff performing this vital role often have limited understanding of Hospital Associated Infections and how their cleaning impacts patient outcomes....

Ms Sue Atkins1 1Department of Health and Human Services, Ballarat, VIC, Australia   Introduction Aseptic technique was the forgotten standard precaution until training of the workforce on aseptic technique was required under the national standards. This Training has been difficult to sustain for some,...

Professor Thomas Riley1, Ms Su Chen Lim2, Dr Peter Moono2, Ms Sicilia Perumalsamy2, Dr Niki Foster3 1PathWest, Nedlands, WA, Australia 2UWA, Crawley, WA, Australia 3WA Department of Health, Shenton Park, WA, Australia   Introduction: Despite remaining a major hospital pathogen, Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) have been increasing in the community. Non-human reservoirs of CDI include both production and companion...

Terry McAuley1 1 STEAM Consulting Pty Ltd, PO BOX 2249 Greenvale VIC 3059, terry@steamconsulting.com.au   AS/NZS4815:2006 is still a current Australian Standard for reprocessing of reusable medical devices in office-based practices. However, hospital based and publicly funded community health services...