Many of the documents on this site are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to be viewed. A free version of Adobe Reader may be downloaded here Annual ReportsHealth Protection Surveillance Centre Annual Epidemiological Reports TB Annual Reports
Information Leaflets for the General Public
Information and guidance for GPs and Primary Care
Guidance
2018
National guidelines for the prevention of nosocomial aspergillosis
2017
National Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Gonorrhoea and for Minimising the Impact of Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Hepatitis C Screening: National Clinical Guideline
Action plan: Response to the national increase in HIV and STIs in MSM
2016
Guidance on Management of Outbreaks of Sexually Transmitted Infections
2015
Infectious Disease Assessment for Migrants
Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection from Water Systems in Healthcare Facilities
Rabies Prevention and Control Guidance
National Hepatitis C Database – 2015 Report
Guidelines for hand hygiene in Irish healthcare settings (2015) Update of 2005 guidelines
2014
National Clinical Guidelines on the Surveillance, Diagnosis and Management of C. difficile infection in IrelandUpdated Guidelines on Screening for Carriage of Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Ireland
Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) excluding MRSA in the healthcare setting
2013
Management of Infectious Disease in Schools (2013)
2012
The Management of Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers in Ireland (2012)
National Hepatitis C Database – 2012 Report
EMI - Guidelines for the emergency management of injuries (2012)
Management of Infectious Disease in Childcare Facilities and Other Childcare Settings (2012)
Chlamydia Screening in Ireland: a pilot study of opportunistic screening for genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Ireland (2007-2009)
Investigation of an increase in the incidence of narcolepsy in children and adolescents in 2009 and 2010: Final Report of National Narcolepsy Study Steering Committee
Case Definitions for Notifiable Diseases (2012)
Guidelines for the early clinical and public health management of bacterial meningitis (including meningococcal disease) (2012)
2011
Guidelines for the Prevention of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (2011)
Guidelines for Antimicrobial Prescribing in Primary Care in Ireland (2011)
Guidelines for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults in Ireland (2011)
2010
National Hepatitis C Database Follow-up Report (2010)
Guidelines on the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Ireland, 2010
2009
Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-related Infection in Ireland (2009)
Guidelines for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Hospitals in Ireland, 2009
National Guidelines for the Control of Legionellosis in Ireland, 2009
Infection Prevention and Control Building Guidelines for Acute Hospitals in Ireland (2009)
National Hepatitis C Database for infection acquired through blood and blood products: Follow Up Report 2009 (2009)
2008
Surveillance, Diagnosis and Management of Clostridium difficile-associated disease in Ireland (2008)
2007
Guidance on the Management of Outbreaks of Noroviral Infection in Tourist and Leisure Industry Settings (2007)
National Hepatitis C Database for infection acquired through blood and blood products (2007)
2006
The Management of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in Ireland (2006)
2005
Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Irish Health Care Settings (2005) [updated in 2015]
Report of the HPSC Sub-Committee on Verotoxigenic E.coli (2005)
Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted infections (STIs) in Ireland: A Report by the Scientific Advisory Committee of the HPSC (2005) The Control and Prevention of MRSA in Hospitals and in the Community (2005)
The Need for Chlamydia Screening in Ireland (2005)
2004
Preventing Foodborne Disease: A Focus on the Infected Food Handler (2004)
Report of the Waterborne Cryptosporidiosis Subcommittee (2004)
2003
Acute Gastroenteritis in Ireland, North and South. A Telephone Survey (2003)
Case Definitions for Notifiable Diseases (2003)
National Guidelines On The Management Of Outbreaks Of Norovirus Infection In Healthcare Settings (2003)
Recommendations on Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance in Ireland (2003)
2002
Biological Threat Agents (2002)
Guidelines for Control of Measles in Ireland (2002)
National Guidelines for the Prevention of Nosocomial Invasive Aspergillosis during Construction / Renovation Activities (2002) - superceded by 2018 guidance
The Management of Legionnaires' Disease in Ireland (2002)
The Management of Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers in Ireland (2002)
2001
A Strategy for the Control of Antimicrobial Resistance in Ireland (2001)
Review of Notifiable Diseases and the Process of Notification (2001)
Last updated: 28 March 2018
