Mitchell, Brett G.McGregor, AlistairWilson, FionaWells, Anne2023-11-012023-11-012015-01-012015-10-06<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>https://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/07681097<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>en-us<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>infection controlsurveillancestaphylococcusclostridium difficile infectionblood stream infectionhand hygieneResearch Report for External Body - Public Sector