ASID

Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases

Guidelines & Publications

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 Newsletters

The most recent newsletter is only available in our Members section.

Older newsletter are available to the public on our ASID newsletter archive page.

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

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

Hardcopies of this book can also be purchased for $40 (Including GST).
For more information, download and print the brochure.

ASID Guidelines

• Australian and New Zealand Consensus guidelines for the use of antifungal agents  in the haematology/oncology setting (June 2008)
  
• Guidelines for the prevention of sepsis in asplenic and hyposplenic patients (March 2008)
• 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)
  
• Guidelines for use of antifungal agents in treatment of invasive fungal infection (July 2003)

Draft Guidelines

Downloads of Draft Guidelines are only available to members who are logged in.

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

• Draft Guidelines for the prevention of Post-Splenectomy Sepsis , (September 2006)
  
• Draft Guidelines for Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Infection in Recently Arrived Refugees (August 2007)
  Download the draft refugee guidelines

Ohter Useful Guidelines

• 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)