title: Hospital infection control in Australia.
abstract: Australia is a large country divided into six states and two territories, each of which has infection control programmes. This paper looks at the organization of infection control in Australia, as well as describing the national bodies involved and recent state initiatives in infection control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Dorevitch Pathology, 18 Banksia Street, Heidelberg, Vic. 3084, Australia. caroline.reed@mayengroup.com
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gorrie
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spelman
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016357:Infection Control Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D011159:Population Surveillance; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D017149:Private Sector / Q000458:organization & administration; D017150:Public Sector / Q000458:organization & administration; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000458:organization & administration