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01 October, 2024Infection prevention is crucial for maintaining a safe and healthy environment in any healthcare setting.
New resource to inform policy, action on antimicrobial resistance
19 September, 2024CSIRO has launched a new online resource, AMR Action and Insights, to halt the rising death rate and economic burden of AMR in Australia by 2030.
IPC: Succession, sustainability and advancement
19 September, 2024The Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) International Conference 2024 will be held in Melbourne from 17–20 November 2024.
Why don’t we have equitable access to meningococcal vaccines yet?
06 September, 2024 by Professor Robert Booy, Infectious Diseases PaediatricianInvasive meningococcal disease remains a serious and life-threatening infection in Australia.
Call to expedite mobilisation of resources for mpox
21 August, 2024Mpox infections have risen significantly across the world this year, with Australia registering some 905 cases so far to date.
Long COVID burden highest among working-age adults: study
19 August, 2024Australian workers living with long COVID cost the economy, on average, about $9.6 billion in 2022, according to a new study.
Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Victoria
05 August, 2024The Department of Health, Victoria has confirmed there are 77 cases and 7 suspected cases of Legionnaires' disease (Legionellosis) in the state.
Winning the antimicrobial resistance war
29 July, 2024 by Amy SarcevicIn the war against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), there is one line of defence which stands out to public health expert Dr Susan Jain — and, contrary to expectation, it does not come from a pharmacy.
New method could lead to faster sepsis diagnosis
25 July, 2024Sepsis diagnoses could soon become faster as Korean researchers say they have created a new method for identifying the pathogens involved in these cases.
Early exposure to antibiotics can increase risk of asthma: study
17 July, 2024In Australia, 2.7 million people live with asthma and for 45% of these people, their asthma is poorly controlled.
CSIRO partners to strengthen infectious disease response
24 June, 2024Emerging and endemic infectious diseases in humans and animals pose a major challenge in the Pacific and Southeast Asia regions.
Sepsis: simple change to antibiotic administration could save lives
13 June, 2024A clinical trial and systematic review has found that changing the way antibiotics are given to adult patients with sepsis could save thousands of lives globally.
Infant RSV immunisation could prevent 10K hospitalisations: IFA
03 June, 2024Nationwide infant RSV immunisation could prevent 10,000 hospital admissions annually, according to the Immunisation Foundation of Australia (IFA).
New report flags major increase in STIs around the world
27 May, 2024Global HIV, viral hepatitis epidemics and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) lead to 2.5 million deaths a year, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Ecolab Skinman Soft Protect hand rub
22 May, 2024Skinman Soft Protect is Ecolab's broad spectrum alcohol surgical and hygienic hand rub for use in clinical settings.
