A variety of guidelines related to aspects of Infectious Diseases are available online. Where these are applicable to local practice, and following approval by ASID Council, these may be linked through this website. Any members wishing to propose such a link should contact the Honorary Secretary.

ASID Publications

"Management of Perinatal Infections"
Edited by: Dr Pamela Palasanthiran, Dr Mike Starr and Dr Cheryl Jones
Introduction by: Prof Lyn Gilbert
First published 2002, emendations added 2006.
ISBN: 20 108 151 093

Note this publication was last updated in 2006 and is currently under review.

You can download the full text of this publication online for free.

Hard copies of this book can also be purchased for $40 (Including GST).
For more information, download and print the order form.

 

ASID Guidelines

• Clostridium difficile laboratory testing in Australia and New Zealand: national survey results and Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases recommendations for best practice (August 2011)
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• ASID (HICSIG) / AICA Position Statement: Infection Control Guidelines for Patients with Clostridium difficile Infection in Healthcare Settings (Healthcare Infection Feb 2011)

• ASID (HICSIG) / AICA Position Statement: Preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in patients (Healthcare Infection June 2011)
   
• Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (April 2011)
   
• Australian consensus guidelines for the management of neutropenic fever in adult cancer patients (Jan 2011)
   
• ASID (HICSIG) position statement: infection control guidelines for patients with influenza-like illnesses, including pandemic (H1N1) influenza 2009, in Australian health care facilities (October 2009)
   
• Treatment and prevention of H1N1 Influenza 09 (Human Swine Influenza) with antiviral agents (June 2009)
   
• Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Infections in recently arrived Refugees (March 2009) - free download or to order a hard copy, use the ORDER FORM here.
   
• Australian and New Zealand Consensus guidelines for the use of antifungal agents  in the haematology/oncology setting (June 2008)
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• Guidelines for the prevention of sepsis in asplenic and hyposplenic patients (March 2008)
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• Australasian guidelines for antifungal therapy in neonates and children with proven, probable and suspected invasive fungal infections
   
• Staphylococcus aureus infections - A modern approach to diagnosis and treatment (December 2005)
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• Guidelines for use of antifungal agents in treatment of invasive fungal infection (July 2003)
   
• ASID Policy on Biological and Toxin Weapons (August 2002)

Guidelines Endorsed by ASID

• The Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (2nd edition) (2012) 

Draft Guidelines

The ASID guidelines committee periodically releases Draft Guidelines for review and comment by ASID members. Please see the guidelines committee page for details.

Feedback on draft guidelines is encouraged and can be submitted on the Contact page

Other Useful Guidelines

• Clinical Practice Guidelines Portal
  NHMRC

• Australian Commentary on Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents
  Australasian Society for HIV Medicine

• Guidelines for the Control of Leprosy in the Northern Territory
  Centre for Disease Control, Northern Territory

• Managing pregnant women with suspected influenza: guidance for clinicians
  NSW Health

• Management, Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis: Guidelines for Health Care Providers 2002-2005
  Victorian Government Health Information

• Prevention of opportunistic infections in immunosuppressed patients in the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory
  Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

• Pandemic Influenza Guidelines
  Australian Government Department of health and ageing