❓ A parliamentary question regarding Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) outbreaks and infection control measures at Woodside Maternity Hospital, particularly concerning patients returning from King Edward Memorial Hospital. The response indicates no outbreaks and outlines standard precautions.
AnsweredQoN 3293Legislative Council
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(1) How many outbreaks of Vancomycin resistant enterococcus have there been at Woodside Maternity Hospital in recent years?
(2) If yes, which antibiotic resistant bacteria were found and when did these outbreaks occur?
(3) What action was taken to rid the Woodside Hospital of the infection?
(4) What infection controls are there at Woodside Hospital for women returning from King Edward Memorial Hospital?
(5) What other infection controls measures are there at Woodside Hospital to prevent the nasty bugs from entering the hospital?
(2) If yes, which antibiotic resistant bacteria were found and when did these outbreaks occur?
(3) What action was taken to rid the Woodside Hospital of the infection?
(4) What infection controls are there at Woodside Hospital for women returning from King Edward Memorial Hospital?
(5) What other infection controls measures are there at Woodside Hospital to prevent the nasty bugs from entering the hospital?
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Answered
6 April 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
21 days
2) Not applicable. 3) Not applicable. 4) The policy is for all patients to be managed with Standard Precautions unless they have a Micro-alert or we are informed that they have a resistant organism in which case they should be managed in a single room. 5) It is not possible to prevent resistant organisms from entering any hospital. The organisms are present in the community and any patient, staff member or visitor may be a symptomless carrier.
3) Not applicable. 4) The policy is for all patients to be managed with Standard Precautions unless they have a Micro-alert or we are informed that they have a resistant organism in which case they should be managed in a single room. 5) It is not possible to prevent resistant organisms from entering any hospital. The organisms are present in the community and any patient, staff member or visitor may be a symptomless carrier.
4) The policy is for all patients to be managed with Standard Precautions unless they have a Micro-alert or we are informed that they have a resistant organism in which case they should be managed in a single room. 5) It is not possible to prevent resistant organisms from entering any hospital. The organisms are present in the community and any patient, staff member or visitor may be a symptomless carrier.
5) It is not possible to prevent resistant organisms from entering any hospital. The organisms are present in the community and any patient, staff member or visitor may be a symptomless carrier.
3) Not applicable. 4) The policy is for all patients to be managed with Standard Precautions unless they have a Micro-alert or we are informed that they have a resistant organism in which case they should be managed in a single room. 5) It is not possible to prevent resistant organisms from entering any hospital. The organisms are present in the community and any patient, staff member or visitor may be a symptomless carrier.
4) The policy is for all patients to be managed with Standard Precautions unless they have a Micro-alert or we are informed that they have a resistant organism in which case they should be managed in a single room. 5) It is not possible to prevent resistant organisms from entering any hospital. The organisms are present in the community and any patient, staff member or visitor may be a symptomless carrier.
5) It is not possible to prevent resistant organisms from entering any hospital. The organisms are present in the community and any patient, staff member or visitor may be a symptomless carrier.
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