Category Infection prevention
Antimicrobial resistance awareness week 2023 – short presentations
Presented between November 18-24th : Oral is the New IV presented by Professor Josh Davis and Ms Kristi Kozierowski (AMS pharmacist, John Hunter Hospital): Oral is the New IV_JHH Davis 2023 Oral is the new IV – 2023 – KK Antibiograms presented by Dr Rob George (Microbiologist, Pathology NSW) Are we looking after our antibiotics in Hunter […]
Top 10 Infectious Diseases papers 2022 – Prof Josh Davis
Here is Josh’s eclectic selection of top non-COVID papers for 2022! Top ID papers of 2022 Davis Happy New Year all from AIMED.
ACIPC presentation – VRE control update Nov 2021
How can we control VRE? Ferguson ACIPC 2021 Invited presentation to ACIPC Conference – the top 3 horizontal (standard) controls are: Hand hygiene by healthcare staff Environmental controls – REACH trial Antimicrobial stewardship – target piperacillin+tazobactam and ceftriaxone to reduce usage below 30 DDD/1000 patient-days. References https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2019/211/3/reduced-vre-and-mrsa-colonisation-and-infection-following-sustained-reduction Ferguson- VRE in hospitals – 2014 monograph https://www.publish.csiro.au/ma/MA14011 […]
Preoperative nasal screening for Staph. aureus carriage and load reduction (HNE LHD)
Indications for preoperative screening for Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA or MRSA) nasal carriage and preoperative staphylococcal load reduction (HNE LHD): Open cardiac and valve procedures Shoulder, hip or knee joint total arthroplasties: primary or revision procedures Aortic work (stent and open) and all lower limb open surgery for vascular reconstructions (bypass, endarterectomy). Iliac stents (as they […]
Outpatient MRSA eradication instructions
Your recent pathology test showed that you are carrying a strain of resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria (germ) that may cause boils or other more serious infections (See also NSW MRSA Fact sheet). Eradication treatment aims to completely remove MRSA from your body. In more than half of the people treated in this way, MRSA […]
Ten infection prevention commandments for medical staff
Thanks Craig Boutlis who helped me develop these some time back. Nothing has changed much yet! Always disinfect your hands with alcohol-based hand rub BEFORE and AFTER touching a patient or performing a procedure. Set the example for your team and expect others to follow your lead. Dress well for safer care – abandon ties […]
AIMED - Let's talk about antibiotics 