The Victorian guideline on CPO for health services, Victorian guideline on CPO for residential care facilities and the Victorian guideline on environmental sampling for CPE are available to download from this page, along with associated forms, templates and resources.
For the list of current transmission risk areas (TRAs) see the VICNISS Coordinating Centre(opens in a new window) website. Approved access to the VICNISS portal from your health service or facility infection control lead is required to be able to view the TRA list.
Information on the antimicrobial resistance patterns (antibiogram) in Victorian CPO received at the MDU PHL is available on the MDU PHL(opens in a new window) website in the epidemiology section.
Surveillance data on CPO in Victoria are available through Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales surveillance report.
Victorian guideline on CPO for health services
Guideline for health services to manage CPO cases and outbreaks
Victorian guideline on CPO for residential care facilities
Guideline for residential care facilities to manage CPO cases and outbreaks
Victorian guideline on environmental sampling for CPE
Guideline for environmental sampling for CPE
CPO - surveillance and isolate referral forms
CPO surveillance and isolate referral forms
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