Kathy Taylor 1 1 Infection Control Manager, The Wesley Hospital, Toowong, QLD, Australia Introduction: In June 2013 the Wesley hospital made the national news because of a Legionella outbreak. The 524 bed private hospital reported two immune-compromised patients had contracted pneumonia whilst they were inpatients...
- August 8, 2016
Matthew Richards 1, Kathryn Williams 1, Louise Hobbs 1, Caroline Marshall 1 1 Melbourne Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Introduction During an outbreak of vanA vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) in our intensive care unit (ICU) and cardiothoracic surgery ward (CTW), multiple infection control interventions were put in place resulting in resolution of the...
- August 8, 2016
Susan Ryan 1, Elizabeth Gillespie 1, Rhonda Stuart 1,2,3 1 Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia 2 Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia 3 National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Introduction: Although outbreaks of respiratory tract infections in residential aged care facilities (RACF) are common, the aetiology is often unknown. The aged...
- August 3, 2016
Leanne Houston 1, Jane Stafford 1, Helen Marquand 1, Andrea Bailey 1, Rosalyn Carmichael 1, Mary O’Reilly 1 1 Eastern Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Background In April 2016 Carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) was identified in clinical isolates within a 7 day period from two patients who had been admitted to same ward....
- August 3, 2016
Karen Mardegan 1,2, Kerrie Curtis 1, Sam Radford 1,3, Donna Cameron 1, Lindsay Grayson 1,3 1 Austin Health, Heidleberg, VIC, Australia 2 La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia 3 Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Introduction A plethora of studies in recent years have been published detailing the implementation of Central Venous Catheter (CVC) Insertion Bundles of care. Study aims and results...
- August 3, 2016
Lia Moshkanbaryans 1 1 Clinical Program Associate, Nanosonics Ltd, Lane Cove West, NSW, Australia Surface and intracavity ultrasound probe bodies and handles have been shown to be a reservoir for a range of nosocomial pathogens. Recent studies have shown that probes can be contaminated with human...
- August 3, 2016
Belinda Straube 1, Jan Gralton 2,3, Christine Cook 1, Kerrie Thomas 1, Peter Taylor 1,4,5, Alice Kizny Gordon 1,4, Peter Smerdely 1,3, Gwen Hughes 1, Margaret Louey 1, Paul Curtis 2 1 St George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW, Australia 2 Clinical Excellence Commission, Sydney, NSW, Australia 3 School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia 4 South East Area Laboratory Services, St George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW, Australia...
- August 3, 2016
Joan Webster 1,2, Nicole Marsh 1,2, Emily Larsen 1,2, Md Abu Choudhury 2,3, Nicole Gavin 1,2, Catriona Booker 1, David Paterson 3 1 Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia 2 Menzies Health Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia 3 University of Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia Introduction: Chlorhexidine impregnated discs (Biopatch™) have been recommended to prevent central line associated blood stream infection...
- August 2, 2016
Tracy Sloane 1, P.Louise Wright 1, Rhonda Stuart 1, Elizabeth Gillespie 1 1 Monash Health, Dandenong, VIC, Australia Introduction: The term carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) refers to bacteria that are members of the family Enterobacteriaceae that produce carbapenemase enzyme rendering them resistant to carbapenem antibiotics. Increasing numbers have been identified...
- August 2, 2016
Robert Robinson 1, Maria DaCosta 1 1 Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW, Australia Introduction Routine surveillance in an orthopaedic ward identified an increase in VRE acquisitions over a 3 month period. The objective was to investigate and identify risk factors, then implement preventative infection prevention and control strategies...
- August 2, 2016