Guidelines
Guidelines for Control and Prevention of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDRO) Excluding MRSA in the Healthcare Setting, Draft for Consultation. 
Comment Template for MDRO Guidelines Draft for Consultation
Diagnosis and Management of Urinary Tract Infection in residents of long term care facilities
These guidelines were developed by the Steering group of the second national prevalence study in long term care and the SARI community antimicrobial stewardship committee. Further information on the second national prevalence study can be found here. With the advent of the RCPI /HSE clinical programme on healthcare-associated infection and antimicrobial resistance, the SARI committee(s) agreed to complete its work and hand over its functions to a new committee. A new national committee was established in September 2011 under RCPI governance; the RCPI Clinical Advisory Group on Healthcare-associated Infection. This committee has taken over the functions of the SARI National Committee - Dr. Nuala O’ Connor represents the ICGP on this national committee.
Guidelines for the Prevention of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection
National Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of MRSA in Ireland - Consultation Draft June 2011
This draft document is out for a period of consultation until 22nd July 2011. For more information on the consultation process and how to submit a response to the draft document click here.
Guidelines for Antimicrobial Prescribing in Primary Care in Ireland
Guidelines for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults in Ireland
Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-related Infection in Ireland
SARI Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-related Infection Sub-Committee
Guidelines for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Hospitals in Ireland, (December 2009)
SARI Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Working Group.
Infection Prevention and Control Building Guidelines for Acute Hospitals in Ireland (2009)
The Control and Prevention of MRSA in Hospitals and in the Community (2005)
Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Irish Health Care Settings (2005)
Additional Guidelines
The following guidelines are also relevant to infection control teams:
National Guidelines for the Prevention of Nosocomial Invasive Aspergillosis during Construction/Renovation Activities (2002)
National Guidelines for the Control of Legionellosis in Ireland, 2009
Guidelines on Minimising the Risk of Transmission of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies in Healthcare Settings in Ireland (2004)
Surveillance, Diagnosis and Management of Clostridium difficile - associated disease in Ireland (2008)
National Guidelines On The Management Of Outbreaks Of Norovirus Infection In Healthcare Settings (2003)
