This staff resource has been developed by the NIAS Infection, Prevention and Control (IPC) team to provide best practice advice and provide up-to-date information on the latest Microorganisms that staff within NIAS may need to be aware of.
The resource is designed to support staff by providing advice regarding the background of the Microorganism, PPE requirements, Environmental/ Vehicle cleanliness and whether there is follow up/ prophylaxis required for staff.

All staff can contact the IPC team for advice Monday – Friday from 08:00 – 16:00 via phone call or advice can also be requested by email. Please see below for the team contact details:
Lead IPC Nurse - Ruth Robb
Senior IPC Practitioner - Liz Smart
IPC Practitioner - Paul McMillan
Non-Urgent Queries
IPC Staff Resources
Please click on each organism (listed below from A – Z) for further information and IPC precautions required:
A - C
Adenovirus
Acinetobacter baumannii
Aids
Amebiasis (Amoebiasis)
Ascariasis (Roundworm)
Aspergillus
Avian Flu
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Bacillus Cereus
Bacterial Meningitis
Bedbugs
Body Lice
Bordetella Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Botulism
Burkholderia Spp.
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CPO/CPE
Cat Scratch Disease
Chickenpox
Clostridium perfringens
Cold Sores
C.Diff
Campylobacter
Candida auris
D - F
G - I
Genital Herpes
German Measles
Glandular Fever
Group A. Strep
GRE / VRE
Giardia Lamblia
Guanarito Virus
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Haemophilus Influenza
Hand Foot and Mouth
Head Lice
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)
Herpes Simplex
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis E
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
Human Metapneumovirus
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Impetigo
J - L
M - P
Machupo Virus
Malaria
Marburg Virus
Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
MRSA
Measles
Mpox (previously known as Monkeypox)
Mumps
Mycobacterium Chimaera
Mycobacterium Abscessus
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Necrotising Fasciitis
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
Norovirus
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Oral Herpes
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