Title

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

Authors

Anne Wells, Department of Health and Human Services TASFollow
Fiona Wilson, Department of Health and Human Services TASFollow
Alistair McGregor, Department of Health and Human Services TASFollow
Brett G. Mitchell, Avondale College of Higher EducationFollow

Author Faculty (Discipline)

Nursing

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

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.

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.