Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report volume 41 issue 3 - September 2017 - whole issue

Abstract

Disclaimer: This whole-issue PDF contains one or more 'Policy and Guidelines' items on pp. E199–208, as originally published. The views expressed in each such item are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Communicable Diseases Intelligence journal or the Australian Centre for Disease Control. While each 'Policy and Guidelines' item was drafted with consideration to the then-available information on the condition(s) addressed within, it may not be complete and may not represent the currently understood best practice for the referenced condition(s). Readers are advised to refer to the most recent guidance on this matter, where such guidance exists and where its authoritativeness can be established. The guidelines contained within this whole-issue PDF do not replace the need for clinical judgment to be exercised for each individual circumstance, nor the necessity for expert advice to be obtained as appropriate.    

Contents
Short reports
How much does tuberculosis cost? An Australian healthcare perspective analysis

Prevention of perinatal hepatitis B virus transmission: are we following guidelines?

Other
National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee Guideline: Management of Tuberculosis Risk in Healthcare Workers in Australia

National position statement for the management of latent tuberculosis infection

Original Articles
Tuberculosis screening in an aged care residential facility in a low-incidence setting

Sexually Transmitted Infections in Melbourne, Australia from 1918 to 2016: nearly a century of data

The effects of culture independent diagnostic testing on the diagnosis and reporting of enteric bacterial pathogens in Queensland, 2010 to 2014

The epidemiology of tuberculosis in the Australia Capital Territory, 2006-2015

Quarterly reports
Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 April to 30 June 2017

Annual reports
Tuberculosis notifications in Australia, 2014

Surveillance of adverse events following immunisation in Australia, 2015

Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) annual report 2015: Prospective hospital-based surveillance for serious paediatric conditions

Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit Annual Report, 2016