Preventing Infections in Hospitals

Dr Michelle Porter1, Ms Jane  Bew1, Ms Brittany Brennan1, Ms Tamara Lebedevs2, Mrs Danielle Engelbrecht2, Ms Lisa Nicalou2, Mrs Cathy Jones2, Leanne Sammels1 1Pathwest Laboratory Services, Nedlands, Australia, 2KIng Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, Australia Background: King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH)...
  • August 5, 2019
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Prof Ramon Shaban1, Dr Rhodri Saunders2 1The University of Sydney and Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia, 2Coreva Scientific, Koenigswinter, Germany Introduction: Sternal wound infection (SWI) following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is an infrequent but potentially costly...
  • August 5, 2019
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Dr Sharmin Nusrat1, Dr Jonathan Peake2, Dr Kathryn Daveson3 1The Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australia, 2The Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australia, 3The Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australia Background: Vancomycin resistant Enterococci (VRE) are known to evolve from clonal complexes that span the susceptible...
  • August 5, 2019
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Dr Md Choudhury1,2,3, Dr Hanna Sidjabat1, Dr Hosam Zowawi1, Dr Nicole Marsh3,4, Mrs Emily Larsen3,4, Dr Naomi Runnegar3,5, Professor  David Paterson1, Dr David  McMillan2, Professor  Claire  Rickard3,4,5 1The University of Queensland, UQ Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR), Brisbane, Australia ,...
  • August 4, 2019
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