One in 10 patients across Australian hospitals develops an infection during their stay. A major burden, on both patients and the healthcare system, this equates [...]
Northern Territory residents have been put on alert after local authorities revealed an uptake in positive cases of Japanese encephalitis (JE) among feral pigs. Forty [...]
As Australia continues to grapple with the Omicron coronavirus variant, one thing is clear: the lack of Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs), a key plank in [...]
An infection control link nurse network in Residential Aged Care: Innovation in collaboration
The national rate of golden staph infections in public hospitals remains under the benchmark, according to latest data from the Australian Institute of Health and [...]
Soaps claiming to be ‘antimicrobial’ or ‘antibacterial’ are no better than the ordinary variety when it comes to hand hygiene, in fact, they are feeding [...]
Superbugs on track to kill more people than COVID-19, infectious disease experts warn
This year, International Nurses Day and International Day of the Midwife may not have been celebrated as festively as many would wish; COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 has derailed [...]
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is ramping up its efforts to support nurses around the world responding to the deadly coronavirus outbreak and has [...]
