Infection prevention and control guidelines

4. Aseptic technique


Resources and references

      1. Resources and references

Last revised: 17 Jun 2024

Resources and references

Resources

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care:

. In: NHMRC. (2019)

information and education resources

Australasian College of Perioperative Nurses (ACORN)

Relevant Australian standards

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. GP Standard 4. Criterion GP4.1 – Infection prevention and control, including sterilisation. In: Standards for general practices. 5th Edition. East Melbourne, Vic: RACGP, 2020.

References

  1. National Health and Medical Research Council. . Version 11.12 Updated March 2022. Canberra: National Health and Medical Research Council; 2019 [Accessed 1 September 2022]. 
  2. Rowley S, Clare S. Standardizing the critical clinical competency of aseptic, sterile, and clean techniques with a single international standard: aseptic non touch technique (ANTT®). J Vasc Access 2019; 24: 12-17.
  3. Atkins S. . [Accessed 3 October 2022].
  4. Rowley S, Clare S, Macqueen S, et al. ANTT v2: An updated practice framework for aseptic technique. Br J Nurse 2010; 19: S5-S11.
  5. Atiyeh BS, Dibo SA, Hayek SN. Wound cleansing, topical antiseptics and wound healing. Int Wound J 2009; 6: 420-430.

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