Information Leaflets for the General Public

Antibiotics: What are antibiotics?

File Size: (753kB)
Publication Date: November 2011

Clostridium difficile Patient Information Leaflet

File Size: (563kB)
Publication Date: 12 June 2014

Clostridium difficile Information leaflet for patients/residents prescribed an antibiotic course

File Size: (242kB)
Publication Date: 12 June 2014

Information for Patients who are carrying Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) (screen friendly version)

File Size: (155kB)
Publication Date: 27 July 2011

Information for Patients who are carrying Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) (printer friendly version)

File Size: (155kB)
Publication Date: 27 July 2011

Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Patient Information Leaflet (screen friendly version)

File Size: (155kB)
Publication Date: 27 July 2011

Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Patient Information Leaflet (printer friendly version)

File Size: (155kB)
Publication Date: 27 July 2011

Clean Hands Save Lives: Leaflet for patients, visitors and residents - screen friendly version

File Size: (1.2MB)
Publication Date: 29 April 2011
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Clean Hands Save Lives: Leaflet for patients, visitors and residents - printer friendly version

File Size: (1.2MB)
Publication Date: April 2011

ESBL information leaflet for patients

File Size: (687kB)
Publication Date: 3 January 2012
(printer-friendly version)

ESBL information leaflet for patients

File Size: (449kB)
Publication Date: 3 January 2012
(screen-friendly version)

Hepatitis B Vaccine - What you need to know

File Size: (258kB)
Publication Date: July 2017

Hepatitis B - Information for people with an intellectual disability, their families and carers

File Size: (318kB)
Publication Date: July 2017

Hepatitis B - You and Your Baby

File Size: (173kB)
Publication Date: July 2017

Hepatitis B - Someone you know has hepatitis B

File Size: (182kB)
Publication Date: July 2017

Hepatitis B - What you need to know when you are diagnosed with chronic Hepatitis B

File Size: (259kB)
Publication Date: July 2017

Hepatitis B and You - What you need to know when you are newly diagnosed

File Size: (258kB)
Publication Date: July 2017

National Hepatitis C Database: Patient information leaflet

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National Hepatitis C Database: Information for families of deceased persons

File Size: 1Mb

You have hepatitis C: What you need to know

File Size: (203kB)
Publication Date: July 2017
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HIV & Drug Use: Alert for Drug Users

File Size: (643kB)
Publication Date: 7 July 2015

Important Public Health Notice about HIV: New HIV infections are increasing among people who inject drugs

Publication Date: 26 June 2015

Bird Flu Information leaflet

Last reviewed: 9 December 2016

Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) for the Prevention of Avian Influenza leaflet (English)

Publication Date: 6 March 2017

Flu (influenza): Information for patients/residents and visitors of healthcare facilities (website friendly)

File Size: (902kb)
Publication Date: 29 March 2012

Flu (influenza): Information for patients/residents and visitors of healthcare facilities (printer friendly)

File Size: (902kB)
Publication Date: 29 March 2012

Listeriosis and Pregnancy Information Leaflet

File Size: (32kB)
Publication Date: 24 January 2008

Protecting yourself against Tick Bites and Lyme Disease (Leaflet) [web friendly version]

Lyme Public Information Sheet

File Size: (362kB)
Publication Date: 15/05/2014

Protect yourself against Tickborne Diseases

File Size: (443kB)
Publication Date: 15/05/2014

Advice for those affected by MRSA outside of a hospital

File Size: (1Mb)
Publication Date: November 2008

MRSA Information for Patients and Visitors

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Healthcare Associated Infection: Information for Public and Patients

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Information for patients about IV (intravenous) lines

File Size: (77kB)
Publication Date: 2010

Information for dialysis patients with central IV lines

File Size: (296kB)
Publication Date: 2005
This information booklet for dialysis patients was developed by Aine Connolly, Intravenous Nurse, CUH and Dr Josephine Barry, Consultant Radiologist, CUH, in consultation with: Staff working in the Oncology, Haematology and Haemodialysis Units in Cork University Hospital.

Malaria Protect your Family

File Size: 28kB
Publication Date: 12th October 2010

Measles Information Leaflet for the Traveller Community - Print version

File Size: (1MB)
Publication Date: April 2010

Pojar - Ce este pojarul? (Measles leaflet for Romanian Roma Community)

File Size: (483kB)
Publication Date: 8 July 2016

Multi-Drug Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae (MDR-KP) Patient Factsheet

File Size: (183kB)
Publication Date: 16 October 2014

How to Keep Norovirus out of the Health Service (General Public Information)

Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette Poster

File Size: (824kB)
Publication Date: Updated 15 December 2010

Scabies: How is it treated? Patient Information Leaflet

File Size: (177kB)
Publication Date: June 2011
Leaflet produced by the Department of Public Health and Department of Infection, Prevention and Control Nursing, HSE South

Toxoplasmosis and Pregnancy Information Leaflet

File Size: (44kB)
Publication Date: 25 January 2008

Urinary Catheters - Your Questions Answered

File Size: (400kB)
Publication Date: 30 September 2011

VRE information leaflet for patients

File Size: (2MB)
Publication Date: 3 January 2012
(screen-friendly version)

VRE information leaflet for patients

File Size: (2MB)
Publication Date: 3 January 2012
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