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Episodes of Staphylococcus aureus (including MRSA and MSSA) bacteraemia (SAB) blood infections in public and participating acute care hospitals.The data collection includes counts of healthcare associated cases of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) bloodstream infections for each public hospital covered by SAB surveillance arrangements, and for private hospitals that choose to provide data. The data for public hospitals are collected under hospital infection control arrangements by state and territory health authorities. The data include the counts of patient days under surveillance. Data on the numbers of methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) cases for public hospitals are reported separately at a hospital and state or territory level.
Notes
Variables to support reporting and linkage: N/ALineage
Methodology: Admin dataData time period: 01/07/2009
Spatial Coverage And Location
text: National and State
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