Document Type
Research Report
NTRO Sub-type
Research Report for an External Body - Industry
Place of publication
Hobart, Australia
Publisher
Department of Health and Human Services
Publication Date
2015
Embargo Period
10-6-2015
Scale/Significance of work
Major
Abstract
This report provides an overview of the Tasmanian acute public hospitals healthcare associated infection surveillance. This report contains the following findings:
-The rate of healthcare associated staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) remains low
-There has been a small decrease in the number of community associated SAB during 2014-15
-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.
-The number of new isolates of VRE have increased over the first two months of 2015.
-There remains room for improvement in the judicious use of antibiotics, in line with best practice, in some Tasmanian acute care settings.
-All hospitals have a hand hygiene compliance rate above the National Benchmark of 70 per cent.
ANZSRC / FoR Code
060502 Infectious Agents| 111003 Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care)| 111706 Epidemiology| 111716 Preventive Medicine
Reportable Items (HERDC/ERA)
Creative Work
Peer Review
Before publication
Recommended Citation
Wells, A., Wilson, F., McGregor, A., & Mitchell, B. (2015). Tasmanian Acute Public Hospitals Healthcare Associated Infection Report No 26 – Annual Report 2014- 2015. Hobart, Australia: Department of Health and Human Services.
Comments
Used by permission: Tasmanian Government Department of Health and Human Services
This creative work (report) may be accessed from the publisher Public Health Services (Tasmania) here.