Mrs Jing Chen1, Mrs Jia-yu Wu1, Mrs Min-hong Cai1, Mr Qian Xiang1, Mr Yu Lv1 1Sichuan Province Peoples’s Hospital Background: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major causes of bloodstream infection. Infectious disease (ID) consultation and intervention measures may improve...
- August 5, 2019
Nikki Grae1, Arthur Morris1, Sally Roberts1 1Health Quality & Safety Commission, Wellington, New Zealand Introduction: The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s national Surgical Site Infection Improvement (SSII) programme started in 2012. The programme aims to improve the standard of care...
- August 5, 2019
Dr Louise Hobbs1 Dr Craig Aboltins3, Stephanie Lowe1, Associate Professor Kirsty Buising1,2 1Safer Care Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, 2Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, 3Northern Health, Melbourne, Sunshine, Australia Background: A review of the Victorian Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (SAB) data identified...
- August 5, 2019
Mr Md Saiful Islam1, Dr Abrar Ahmad Chughtai1, Sayera Banu2, Holly Seale1 1School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2International Center for Diarrheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh Introduction: Healthcare workers in high...
- August 5, 2019
Jan Gralton1, Kim Stewart1, Kathryn Daveson1, Kathy Meleady1 1Australian Commission on Safety and Quality In Health Care, Sydney, Australia Introduction: The Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Australia (AURA) Surveillance System was established by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality...
- August 5, 2019
Dr Trent Yarwood1,8,9,10 Dr Daniel Stefanski1,2, Ms Sahra Ashley1, Mr Hunter Scammell1, Dr Minyon Avent1,4, Ms Bonnie Smith1, Ms Stacey McNamara1, Dr Kathryn Daveson5,6, Dr Krispin Hajkowicz7,4, 1Queensland Statewide Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Brisbane, Australia, 2Gippsland Infectious Diseases, Gippsland, Australia, 3Queensland...
- August 5, 2019
Ms Debbie Carter1, Mr Herbert Down1, Associate Professor Amanda Walker1 1Australian Commission On Safety And Quality In Health Care, Sydney, Australia Background: About 70% of hospitalised patients require a peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) during their hospitalisation, making their insertion one...
- August 4, 2019
Ms Gillian Land1, Ms Pauline Bass1, Ms Kerrie Watson2, Associate Professor Leon Worth1 1Alfred Health Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology, Melbourne, Australia, 2Alfred Health Infectious Diseases Data Unit, Melbourne, Australia Background: Prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs...
- August 4, 2019
Dr Md Choudhury1,2,3, Dr Hanna Sidjabat1, Dr Hosam Zowawi1, Dr Nicole Marsh3,4, Mrs Emily Larsen3,4, Dr Naomi Runnegar3,5, Professor David Paterson1, Dr David McMillan2, Professor Claire Rickard3,4,5 1The University of Queensland, UQ Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR), Brisbane, Australia ,...
- August 4, 2019
Ms India Lye1,2, Ms Nicole Marsh1,3, Ms Amanda Corley1,2, Professor Claire Rickard1,3 1Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, 2Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital and University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 3Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia Introduction: Critically ill...
- August 4, 2019