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Guidance


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Chapter 2: Methods of tuberculosis screening
1 Jan, 2014 163.69 KB Download
Chapter 3: Management of latent TB infection
1 Jan, 2014 224.17 KB Download
Chapter 4: Laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis
1 Jan, 2014 136.18 KB Download
Chapter 5: Clinical Management
1 Jan, 2014 106.01 KB Download
Chapter 6: Infection Prevention and Control
1 Jan, 2014 147.10 KB Download
Chapter 8: Contact tracing
1 Jan, 2014 266.16 KB Download
Chapter 9: Screening in special situations
1 Jan, 2014 433.62 KB Download
Chapter 10: TB and HIV infection
1 Jan, 2014 115.60 KB Download
Chapter 11: Education, research and information
1 Jan, 2014 37.45 KB Download
References
1 Jan, 2014 98.89 KB Download
List of appendices
1 Jan, 2014 1,272.38 KB Download
Acute Facilities: Core Data Form
1 Jan, 2014 28.33 KB Download
Influenza in hospitalized children in Ireland in the pandemic and 2010/2011 season: risk factors for Pediatric Intensive Care Unit admission - Epidemology and Infection, November 2013
2 Dec, 2013 571.47 KB Download
Infection prevention and control precautions for patients known or suspected to be infected with an acute respiratory disease
1 Dec, 2013 147.24 KB Download
Infection prevention and control of suspected or confirmed influenza virus in healthcare settings V1.3
1 Dec, 2013 614.18 KB Download
Prevention and Control Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) National Clinical Guideline No. 2 December 2013
1 Dec, 2013 920.76 KB Download
Prevention and Control Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) National Clinical Guideline Summary December 2013
1 Dec, 2013 332.52 KB Download
Reptiles and Turtles and Infectious Diseases What you can do to protect yourself and your family
8 Nov, 2013 72.38 KB Download
Clinical algorithm: Clinical Evaluation and Management of Drug Users with Possible Anthrax
1 Sep, 2013 96.64 KB Download
Infection with Bacillus anthracis – Injecting Drug Users Potential Presentations and Case Definitions
1 Sep, 2013 86.68 KB Download
Infection Control Precautions during the Clinical Management of Injecting Drug Users with Possible Probable or Confirmed Anthrax
1 Sep, 2013 174.81 KB Download
Laboratory Investigation of Possible Anthrax in Injecting Drug Users
1 Sep, 2013 241.19 KB Download
Management of Deceased Individuals Harbouring Infectious Disease
1 Sep, 2013 1,159.69 KB Download
Guidance note for funeral directors/embalmers handling potentially infectious human remains
1 Sep, 2013 109.47 KB Download
Notification of Death form
1 Sep, 2013 70.96 KB Download
Bristol stool chart
1 Sep, 2013 118.39 KB Download
Calculation of resident days for long term care facilities
1 Sep, 2013 48.61 KB Download
Algorithm for referral of samples to UCD NVRL for testing for MERS-CoV
24 May, 2013 133.00 KB Download
VTEC Decision Support Tool
1 Feb, 2013 231.21 KB Download
Child Safety and Health around Pets
Compiled by Department of Public Health, HSE Midlands
14 Nov, 2012 1,306.00 KB Download
Clinical Management of Lyme Borreliosis – Consensus Statement
This is a consensus statement on the clinical management of Lyme Borreliosis from the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, the Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland, the Irish Society of Clinical Microbiologists, the Irish Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and the Irish College of General Practitioners.
1 Nov, 2012 126.52 KB Download
HSE Standard Operating Procedures for responding to an outbreak of nosocomial Legionnaires’ Disease
1 Oct, 2012 69.85 KB Download
National Hepatitis C Strategy 2011-2014 (Published: September 2012)
1 Sep, 2012 1,608.95 KB Download
Infectious Intestinal Disease: Public Health & Clinical Guidance
13 Jul, 2012 953.58 KB Download
Infectious Intestinal Disease:Public Health & Clinical Guidance - Disease specific chapters - Yersiniosis
13 Jul, 2012 259.80 KB Download
Infectious Intestinal Disease:Public Health & Clinical Guidance - Disease specific chapters - Campylobacter
13 Jul, 2012 160.80 KB Download
Infectious Intestinal Disease:Public Health & Clinical Guidance - Disease specific chapters - Cholera
13 Jul, 2012 163.10 KB Download
Infectious Intestinal Disease:Public Health & Clinical Guidance - Disease specific chapters - Rotavirus
13 Jul, 2012 153.24 KB Download
Infectious Intestinal Disease:Public Health & Clinical Guidance - Disease specific chapters - Clostridium difficile
13 Jul, 2012 272.38 KB Download
Chapter 2: Surveillance of Human Clinical VTEC Infection
1 Jun, 2012 52.33 KB Download
Management of Infectious Disease in Childcare Facilities and Other Childcare Settings Appendices
31 May, 2012 3,214.09 KB Download
Management of Infectious Disease in Childcare Facilities and Other Childcare Settings
UNDER REVIEW - REQUIRES UPDATING as of 22/03/2024. For the most up to date information on immunisation guidelines including the Primary Childhood Schedule please refer to the National Immunisation Office (NIO) and NIAC Websites: https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/immunisation/ https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/immunisation/hcpinfo/ https://www.rcpi.ie/Healthcare-Leadership/NIAC/Immunisation-Guidelines-for-Ireland This guidance document is intended primarily for use by Managers and Owners of Childcare Facilities as a resource for simple guidance on the basic principles of prevention and control of the common infections encountered among children in such facilities. It provides a valuable compilation of legislation as it applies to managing the threat of infectious disease. It is also intended as a resource for those professionals with responsibility for managing infections in childcare facilities.
13 May, 2012 603.17 KB Download
Investigation of an increase in the incidence of narcolepsy in children and adolescents in 2009 and 2010: Final Report of National Narcolepsy Study Steering Committee
19 Apr, 2012 1,099.22 KB Download
Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for the Ambulance Service for suspected or confirmed cases of Influenza
6 Dec, 2011 118.93 KB Download
Standard Operating Procedures for Public Health Response to Community Outbreak or Travel Associated Cluster of Legionnaires’ Disease
1 Aug, 2011 69.85 KB Download
Guidance note on the public health investigation and reporting of human Echinococcus cases
25 Mar, 2011 57.75 KB Download
Visiting family in Africa? Malaria can kill - Poster [A3 size]
1 Nov, 2010 352.57 KB Download
Visiting family in Africa? Malaria can kill - Poster [A4 size]
1 Nov, 2010 431.30 KB Download
Paludisme: Protegez votre Famille (en Francais)
14 Oct, 2010 29.36 KB Download
Malaria Protect your Family
12 Oct, 2010 28.52 KB Download