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Official Journal of the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Standard precautions and infection control *

Jennifer Hoy A B and Jacqui Richmond C D
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A Infectious Diseases Unit, Alfred Hospital, PO Box 315, Prahran, Vic. 3181, Australia.

B Monash University, Melbourne, Vic. 3800, Australia.

C Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent’s Hospital, PO Box 2900, Fitzroy Vic. 3065, Australia.

D Corresponding author. Email: jacqui.richmond@svhm.org.au

Healthcare Infection 14(1) 27-32 https://doi.org/10.1071/HI09003
Published: 12 March 2009


References


[1] Communicable Diseases Network of Australia (CDNA), National Public Health Partnership (NPHP), and Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC). Infection Control Guidelines for the Prevention of Transmission of Infectious Diseases in the Health Care Setting. Canberra: Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing; 2004. Available from http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/Publishing.nsf/Content/icg-guidelines-index.htm

[2] Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Australian Immunisation Handbook, 9th Ed. Canberra; Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing; 2008.




* *This chapter can be found at: ‘HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs: a guide for primary care’ on the ASHM website (http://www.ashm.org.au/) under the Publications sections, where it can be ordered online or downloaded in full or by chapter.