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Hi Rebecca,
We recently built a new operating theatre and had similar issue, we found that it is not compulsory that information came from CHRISP, but we did it anyway to keep medical staff appeased! Not very evidence based I know.
Kind Regards
Nicola Swindells
Infection Control /Quality and Risk Manager
Mater Hospitals Central Queensland
Rockhampton Yeppoon Gladstonenswindells@mercycq.com
07 49313420Dear All
Can anyone advise of your current practices for the requirement to perform microbiological air sampling following construction of or major refurbishment of operating rooms. The WA policy is based on the 2002 Hoffman paper and I am not aware of any more recent extensive publications on this subject.
A commentary in JHI in 2005 questioned the value of microbiological sampling (Jowitt / Morris), and the Aust HFG recommend it is performed on commissioning but give no acceptable cfu counts. The 2005 Loddon/Mallee text, give various counts for fungi and bacteria and HB 260 does not mention nor do the Australian Infection Control Guidelines.If anyone can shed some light on the way forward in 2013 it would be appreciated.
Kind Regards
Rebecca
Rebecca McCann Program Manager
Healthcare Associated Infection Unit (HAIU)
Communicable Disease Control Directorate Department of Health
Grace Vaughan House
227 Stubbs Terrace
SHENTON PARK WA 6008
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