Re: Pertussis in hospitals

[Jane Barnett]

Many thanks for replies received about pertussis. Although I was aware that testing for whooping cough is not reliable I had heard that some centres in Australia were requesting evidence of recent immunisation so was curious to know how this was facilitated. However, it seems that this is not the case so our current approach of posters and education of all those who enter our units is probably still the best one.

Jane Barnett
Infection Control Nurse Specialist
Christchurch Women’s Hospital
3644510 or int 85510
Pager 5200

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Hi Jane
The public laboratories here refuse to even test for pertussis immunity as the say the test is too unreliable.
We too have posters re pertussis around the hospital and not to visit the hospitals if you have any respiratory illnesses. The sticker put out by NSW Health “Watch out Whooping Cough is about” on the babies personal health book was very effective in alerting and educating new parents to the problem.
Our NICU staff are excellent in educating parents about not visiting if they are sick & preventative measures.

Margie Evans
Infection Prevention & Control CNC
Royal Hospital for Women
LMB 2000
Randwick 2031
page 44075 or ph. 02 9382 6339

Hi
I was wondering if maternity/paediatric areas have policies in place requesting confirmation of pertussis immunity of all visitors and if so, how this is managed. We are experiencing a significantly high rate of community pertussis and have had issues with visitors to neonatal/paed areas. Any advice/experience of colleagues in Australia would be welcome.
Jane

Jane Barnett
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Infection Prevention & Control
Christchurch Women’s Hospital
Private Bag 4711, Christchurch

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