Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Object Class |
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| METEOR identifier: | 379076 |
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| Definition: | The methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strain of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) that has been isolated. |
| Specialisation of: | Service/care event |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | The MRSA isolate object class is to be used to describe whether the Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia infection is resistant to various antibiotics. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) |
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| Origin: | ACSQHC Healthcare Associated Infection Technical Working Group |
Relational attributes | |
| Data Element Concepts implementing this Object Class: | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate—antibiotic susceptibility
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