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References used for this fact sheet
- Guidelines and Recommendations: Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections [online], CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, US Government. More information here.
- Healthcare associated infections [online], NSW Health, Australia. More information here.
- Infection control and prevention in Victorian hospitals [online], Victorian Government Health Information, Department of Human Services, State Government of Victoria, Australia. More information here.
- Infection control guidelines for the prevention of transmission of infectious diseases in the health care setting: Part 4 – Antibiotic-resistant bacteria (2004) [online], Australian Government. More information here.
- Spelman, D. (2002) [online], ‘Hospital-acquired infections’, in The Medical Journal of Australia, 18 March, vol. 176, no. 6, pp. 286-291. More information here.
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Last updated: July 2008
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