Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Guidelines and Protocols Page

Protocols, Infection Control Guidelines and Laboratory guidelines, prepared by a working group from the Department of Health and Ageing and the Communicable Diseases Network of Australia (CDNA).

Guidelines and Protocols

• Protocol for isolation, testing and reporting of possible cases of (SARS)
• Maintaining Vigilance for SARS (Recommendations for surveillance and management of possible SARS Cases in Health Care Settings) (PDF 82 KB)
• SARS Infection Control Guidelines for Dental Practitioners Version 5 Updated (PDF 200 KB)
• Case Definition
• Guidance for recognition, investigation and infection control of SARS and Avian Influenza (PDF 81 KB)

Guidelines

• Interim Australian Infection Control Guidelines for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (last updated on 25 April 2004)

1. During travel and at Australian borders (PDF 40 KB)
2. Health Care Facilities (PDF 139 KB)
3. General Practice (PDF 102 KB)
4. Community Settings (PDF 38 KB)
5. Appendices (PDF 138 KB)

• Recommendations for Tracing & Managing Contacts of SARS Cases (PDF 194 KB)
• International Airport Procedures for Public Health Nurse Referrals (PDF 34 KB)
• Entering Work School conferences or other facilities (workplaces) after arriving from a SARS affected area (PDF 123 KB)

Laboratory Guidelines

• Specimen Collection Protocol for SARS (PDF 68 KB)
• Handling of specimens from suspected or probable cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (PDF 38 KB)

Information for General Practitioners

• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Updated Information For General Practitioners (PDF 102 KB)

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