Common antibiotic linked to rise of almost untreatable superbug
24 October, 2024The eight-year study highlights the critical need for a deeper understanding of the negative impacts of antibiotic use.
Financial stress and bariatric surgeries raise the risk of scurvy
23 October, 2024Scurvy is caused by vitamin C deficiency and was first linked to sailors during the Renaissance era, but it could be mistaken for other conditions, especially inflamed blood vessels (vasculitis).
There's more to decontamination than just disinfection…
10 October, 2024Disinfection is often the main focus in medical device reprocessing, but is only one step of the decontamination procedure.
How healthcare providers prevent infection
10 October, 2024The spread of infection in the healthcare sector is an ongoing challenge for operators, so what can providers do to minimise risk and protect patients, staff and visitors?
Solving the infectious diseases puzzle
03 October, 2024 by Amy SarcevicIn the fight against infectious disease, prevention is always better than cure. But are our current prevention strategies enough, or do we need to look beyond measures such as immunisation and the use of aseptic technique?
Let Medline help you stay on top of Infection Prevention
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.
