A Good Cleaning Schedule: Best Practices for Healthcare Facilities
15 October, 2026This guide explains how to build a cleaning timetable for healthcare facilities, specifying what to clean, how often, how and by whom. Follow these principles to maintain infection control and meet audit requirements.
Could this eco-friendly antimicrobial coating curb healthcare-associated infections?
30 September, 2026The coating, made from Queensland agricultural waste, is part of a two-year trial in the ICU of the Future at Brisbane's The Prince Charles Hospital.
Nurse-led infection control training program
18 September, 2026A healthcare protective solutions supplier has targeted infection prevention gaps in hospitals and aged care through free face-to-face training.
Tiny gold particles power golden staph colour test
17 September, 2026The rapid colour-changing test is designed to distinguish between different strains of golden staph, including those likely to be virulent and antibiotic-resistant.
The cost of not cleaning: how to reduce infections and save money
15 September, 2026 by Georgia Matterson* and Professor Brett Mitchellâ€A randomised control trial investigated the effect of improving cleaning of shared medical equipment on healthcare-associated infections. Here are the findings.
Eureka Prize-winning discovery affects one in four women worldwide
07 September, 2026This year's Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research went to the Women's Microbiome Innovation Group.
Australian hospital workers' mobile phones carry deadly superbugs — study reveals
26 June, 2026DNA samples from 95 mobiles of Aust and UAE hospital workers found, on average, 3.62 out of 10 species of bacteria associated with the highest global mortality rates.
A shift in clinical practice: optimal antibiotics for golden staph bloodstream infections
19 June, 2026A global clinical trial involving more than 150 hospitals has challenged the position of flucloxacillin as the default treatment for MSSA and PSSA infections.
Can seasonal influenza vaccination prime the immune system for future strains?
10 April, 2026A study analysing 30-year-old influenza-vaccinated blood samples is the first, researchers say, to effectively look back in time to understand future immunity.
Balcony and nearby construction activities linked to RPA deaths
27 March, 2026The investigation report into the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital fungal outbreak that occurred in the transplant ward between October and December 2025 has been released.
How healthcare providers prevent infection
10 March, 2026The spread of infection in the healthcare sector is a continuous challenge for operators, so what can providers do to minimise risk and protect patients, staff and visitors?
GalvinAssist Contour 21 Basins for Infection Control
04 March, 2026GalvinAssist Contour 21 basins are engineered specifically for clinical, hospital, aged care and other high-risk healthcare environments where infection control and durability are critical.
Have Australian researchers discovered the secret to treating sepsis?
16 January, 2026Promising results from a Phase 2 clinical trial have Australian researchers looking to progress to Phase 3 on a sepsis drug with the potential of "saving millions".
Helping to keep health care professionals hands-on
09 December, 2025Aqium Gel is a Registered Medicine (AUST R 179333) hand sanitiser formulated with 70 percent w/w absolute ethanol for broad-spectrum antibacterial efficacy and enriched with moisturisers to help replenish lost hydration.
$1bn vaccine and antivenom manufacturing facility opens
05 December, 2025A $1 billion cell-based influenza vaccine and antivenom manufacturing facility has opened in Melbourne.
