Infection News

For years, people with an egg allergy have been told to avoid or take special precautions when getting a flu

Worldwide, the flu results in three million to five million cases of severe illness and 291,000 to 646,000 deaths annually,

Australia has recorded 221,853 flu infections so far in 2017, more than any other year. As the flu season comes

Since the 2010 publication of GESA’s Infection Control in Endoscopy Guidelines, there have been several overseas outbreaks of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)

Endoscopic procedures have been linked to serious infections, in particular Carbapenamase-producing Enterocacteriaceae (CPE). Industry guidelines are currently being reviewed to

You would have to be living under a rock to have missed the scale of this year’s influenza activity. So

Current guidelines provide ranges for acceptable humidity levels in healthcare sterile storage areas of 30 – 60% relative humidity. The

To all Victorian AMS contacts.A reminder to all that the data entry for the Hospital and Surgical National Antimicrobial Prescribing

Consumers and health professionals are advised that Pfizer Australia, in consultation with the TGA, is recalling 10 batches of Gentamicin

URGENT UPDATE: The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has received advice from the TGA regarding reports