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

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avondale-bepress-to-dspace.summary<p>This report provides an overview of the Tasmanian acute public hospitals healthcare associated infection surveillance</p>
avondale-bepress.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>
avondale-bepress.articleid1001
avondale-bepress.authorsAnne Wells
avondale-bepress.authorsFiona Wilson
avondale-bepress.authorsAlistair McGregor
avondale-bepress.authorsBrett G Mitchell
avondale-bepress.context-key7681097
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avondale-bepress.field.comments<p>Used by permission: Tasmanian Government Department of Health and Human Services</p> <p>This creative work (report) may be accessed from the publisher Public Health Services (Tasmania) <a href="https://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/201740/Surveillance_Report_No26_Annual_Report_2014-15.pdf">here.</a></p>
avondale-bepress.field.creator<p>This report provides an overview of the Tasmanian acute public hospitals healthcare associated infection surveillance</p>
avondale-bepress.field.custom_citation<p>Wells, A., Wilson, F., McGregor, A., & Mitchell, B. (2015). <em>Tasmanian Acute Public Hospitals Healthcare Associated Infection Report No 26 – Annual Report 2014- 2015.</em> Hobart, Australia: Department of Health and Human Services.</p>
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avondale-bepress.field.source_publication<p>This creative work was originally published as:</p> <p>Wells, A., Wilson, F., McGregor, A., & Mitchell, B. (2015). <em>Tasmanian Acute Public Hospitals Healthcare Associated Infection Report No 26 – Annual Report 2014- 2015.</em> Hobart, Australia: Department of Health and Human Services.</p>
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avondale-bepress.keywordsinfection control
avondale-bepress.keywordssurveillance
avondale-bepress.keywordsstaphylococcus
avondale-bepress.keywordsclostridium difficile infection
avondale-bepress.keywordsblood stream infection
avondale-bepress.keywordshand hygiene
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avondale-bepress.publication-date2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
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avondale-bepress.titleTasmanian Acute Public Hospitals Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance Report 26 - Annual Report 2014-2015
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dc.contributor.authorMitchell, Brett G.
dc.contributor.authorMcGregor, Alistair
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Fiona
dc.contributor.authorWells, Anne
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:23:07Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:23:07Z
dc.date.issued2015-01-01
dc.date.submitted2015-10-06T01:48:11Z
dc.description.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>
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dc.identifier.citation<p>Wells, A., Wilson, F., McGregor, A., & Mitchell, B. (2015). <em>Tasmanian Acute Public Hospitals Healthcare Associated Infection Report No 26 – Annual Report 2014- 2015.</em> Hobart, Australia: Department of Health and Human Services.</p>
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/07681097
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.provenance<p>This creative work was originally published as:</p> <p>Wells, A., Wilson, F., McGregor, A., & Mitchell, B. (2015). <em>Tasmanian Acute Public Hospitals Healthcare Associated Infection Report No 26 – Annual Report 2014- 2015.</em> Hobart, Australia: Department of Health and Human Services.</p>
dc.publisherDepartment of Health and Human Services
dc.rights<p>Used by permission: Tasmanian Government Department of Health and Human Services</p> <p>This creative work (report) may be accessed from the publisher Public Health Services (Tasmania) <a href="https://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/201740/Surveillance_Report_No26_Annual_Report_2014-15.pdf">here.</a></p>
dc.subjectinfection control
dc.subjectsurveillance
dc.subjectstaphylococcus
dc.subjectclostridium difficile infection
dc.subjectblood stream infection
dc.subjecthand hygiene
dc.titleTasmanian Acute Public Hospitals Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance Report 26 - Annual Report 2014-2015
dc.typeResearch Report for External Body - Public Sector
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