Infection Rates in Aged Care

[Camilla Richards]

Hi all

I am trying to find baseline Infection Rates for UTI, CAUTI, Respiratory, skin, and Gastro Infections in Aged Care so I can use as a Benchmark to measure our infection Rates against. Does anyone know where I may find these or if they even exist. I have tried multiple searches with absolutely no luck.
Any assistance is much appreciated.
Camilla

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[Carrie Spinks]

Hi Camilla,

There are no nationally standardised baseline infection rates for aged care settings in Australia currently published for UTIs, CAUTIs, respiratory infections, skin infections, and gastroenteritis. However, we can draw on the following available data sources and proxy measures for context and benchmarking:

1. NISPAC (National Infection Surveillance for Australian Residential Aged Care) Pilot
A pilot program led by the Doherty Institute and Burnet Institute for routine infection surveillance in residential aged care.

Tracks:
UTIs (with/without catheter)
Gastroenteritis
Respiratory infections
Skin and soft tissue infections
Still in progress: No national baseline published yet, but initial data are being collected for benchmarking.

Doherty Institute – NISPAC: https://www.doherty.edu.au/impact-report-2021/national-infection-surveillance-program-for-aged-care/

2. While comprehensive baselines are lacking, some studies provide point-in-time infection rates. Examples:
Mitchell et al. (2019) – Point prevalence survey in 29 Australian RACFs:
UTIs: 2.2%
Respiratory tract infections: 3.5%
Skin infections: 2.3%
Gastroenteritis: 1.3%

Mitchell, B.G., et al. (2019). Infection control and surveillance in aged care facilities: a national point prevalence study. Healthcare Infection, 24(2), 81–86. https://www.idhjournal.com.au/article/S2468-0451(16)00005-5/pdf

Hope this is of some help.

Carrie

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[Camilla Richards]

Hi Carrie
Thank you so much for your help. FYI The following link is not working – https://doi.org/10.1071/HI19007 but I have found the article by Google search. Thank you again, really appreciate your help.
Warm Regards
Camilla

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[Carrie Spinks]

Thanks Camilla,

Links fixed – great tip.

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