Urinary Catheters -
A urinary catheter is a small, soft hollow tube which is inserted into the bladder. It usually goes into the bladder by the same route that urine comes out. Personal hygiene is very important to reduce the risk of getting a urinary tract infection.
Information, Data and Reports for
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Infection Control and Healthcare-Associated Infection
- Candida auris
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Education/Conferences relating to Infection Control
- 2018 RCSI/HPSC Safe Patient Care: Infection Prevention & Control Course
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2019 RCSI/HPSC Safe Patient Care: Infection Prevention & Control Course
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Course Presentations
- 2019 RCSI/HPSC Safe Patient Care: Infection Prevention & Control Course Presentations
- 2019 RCSI/HPSC Safe Patient Care: Infection Prevention & Control Course Presentations
- 2019 RCSI/HPSC Safe Patient Care: Infection Prevention & Control Course Presentations
- 2019 RCSI/HPSC Safe Patient Care: Infection Prevention & Control Course Presentations
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Course Presentations
- Postgraduate Courses
- Guidelines
- Hand Hygiene
- Intravascular (IV) lines
- Links
- Infection Control posters
- Publications
- Standard Precautions
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Surveillance
- Healthcare-associated infection in long term care facilities
- HHCAI Survey 2012
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Hospital Point Prevalence Surveys
- Prevalence Survey of Healthcare-Associated Infections 2006
- Point Prevalence Survey of Hospital-Acquired Infections & Antimicrobial Use in European Acute Care Hospitals 2012
- Point Prevalence Survey of Hospital-Acquired Infections & Antimicrobial Use in European Acute Care Hospitals 2017
- Point Prevalence Survey of Hospital-Acquired Infections & Antimicrobial Use in European Acute Care Hospitals 2023
- HPSC Surveillance
- Urinary Catheters
- GP Primary Care Setting COVID-19 video resources
- AMRIC Education Programme
Ireland’s specialist service for the surveillance of communicable diseases.