HPSC Publications
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COVID-19 Guidance for Healthcare Settings and Non-Clinical Settings
Annual Epidemiological Reports
Articles
Epi-Insight: Disease surveillance report of HPSC, Ireland - published monthly
Information Leaflets for the General Public
Information and guidance for GPs and Primary Care
Guidance
2020
2019
2018
Drug-related bloodborne viruses in Ireland, 2018
National guidelines for the prevention of nosocomial aspergillosis
2017
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 Ireland
Updated Guidelines on Screening for Carriage of Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Ireland
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)
Case Definitions for Notifiable Diseases (2012)
2011
Guidelines for the Prevention of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (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)
National Guidelines for the Control of Legionellosis in Ireland, 2009
Infection Prevention and Control Building Guidelines for Acute Hospitals in Ireland (2009)
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)
2002
Guidelines for Control of Measles in Ireland (2002)
2001
Review of Notifiable Diseases and the Process of Notification (2001)
Last updated: 18 September 2023