Hospital infection control in Australia

• Published in: The Journal of hospital infection Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 267 - 271
• Main Authors: Reed, C.S., Gorrie, G., Spelman, D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kent Elsevier Ltd 01-08-2003; Elsevier
• Subjects: Australia; Australia - epidemiology; Biological and medical sciences; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - prevention & control; General aspects; Hospital; Humans; Infection control; Infection Control - organization & administration; Infection Control Practitioners - education; Infection Control Practitioners - organization & administration; Medical sciences; National Health Programs - organization & administration; Planification. Prevention (methods). Intervention. Evaluation; Population Surveillance; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Prevalence; Private Sector - organization & administration; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Public Sector - organization & administration; Quality Assurance, Health Care - organization & administration; Societies, Scientific - organization & administration; Tropical medicine; Australia; Oceania; Australia; Hospital; Infection control; Prevention; Nosocomial infection; Public health organization; Check; Method; Public health
• ISSN: 0195-6701; 1532-2939
• DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00148-8

Australia is a large country divided into six states and two territories, each of which has infection control programmes. This paper looks at the organization of infection control in Australia, as well as describing the national bodies involved and recent state initiatives in infection control.