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...
- August 1, 2016
Emily Larsen 1,2, Nicole Gavin 2, Nicole Marsh 1,2, Joan Webster 1,2 1 Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia 2 Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia Introduction Central venous access devices are frequently associated with hospital acquired infections known as central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLA-BSI). Classification of CLA-BSI is usually the responsibility of infection...
- July 29, 2016
Brett Mitchell 1,2, Oyebola Fasugba 1, Wendy Beckingham 3, Noleen Bennett 4, Anne Gardner 1 1 Australian Catholic University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2 Avondale College of Higer Education, Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia 3 Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 4 Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System Coordinating Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Introduction Most healthcare-associated urinary tract infections...
- July 29, 2016
Rosemarie Sadsad 1,2,3, Matthew O’Sullivan 1,2,3, Vitali Sintchenko 1,2,3, Gwendolyn Gilbert 1,2,3 1 Centre For Infectious Diseases And Microbiology – Public Health, Westmead, NSW, Australia 2 Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia 3 Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Sydney, NSW, Australia Introduction: Prospective surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) using rapid,...
- July 29, 2016