Tasmanian Acute Public Hospitals Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance Report 26 - Annual Report 2014-2015

Abstract

<p>This report provides an overview of the Tasmanian acute public hospitals healthcare associated infection surveillance. This report contains the following findings:</p> <p>-The rate of healthcare associated staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) remains low</p> <p>-There has been a small decrease in the number of community associated SAB during 2014-15</p> <p>-The number and rate of both 'hospital identified Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and healthcare associated-healthcare facility onset (HCA-HCF) are lower in 2014-15 compared to 2013-14.</p> <p>-The number of new isolates of VRE have increased over the first two months of 2015.</p> <p>-There remains room for improvement in the judicious use of antibiotics, in line with best practice, in some Tasmanian acute care settings.</p> <p>-All hospitals have a hand hygiene compliance rate above the National Benchmark of 70 per cent.</p>