Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteraemia patient episodes, total episodes N[NNNN]

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Short name:Help on this termNumber of healthcare-associated Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteraemia patient episodes
METEOR identifier:Help on this term585132
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The total number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteraemia patient episodes, attributed to care provided by the hospital, reported during a specified reference period.

Data Element Concept:Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteraemia patient episodes

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termTotal
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN[NNNN]
Maximum character length:Help on this term5

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Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

The number of healthcare-associated MSSA cases at a hospital may be zero.

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MSSA is an isolate of Staphylococcus aureus that is identified by a laboratory as being methicillin susceptible (ACSQHC unpublished).

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare
Reference documents:Help on this term

ACSQHC (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care), unpublished. Endorsed amendments to the Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) Data set specification (DSS). Sydney: ACSQHC.

Relational attributes

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See also Episode of admitted patient care
See also Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia patient episodes, total episodes N[NNNN]
  • Health, Superseded 10/06/2022
See also Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection patient episodes, total episodes N[NNNN]
Has been superseded by Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bloodstream infection patient episodes, total episodes N[NNNN]
See also Non-admitted patient
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Healthcare-associated infections NBEDS 2016-Health, Superseded 10/06/2022

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation in Indicators:Help on this term

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.2.2–Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections, 2019Health, Standard 09/04/2020

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.2.2–Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections, 2020Health, Standard 13/10/2021

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 22–Healthcare associated infections: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, 2018Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 22–Healthcare associated infections: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, 2019Health, Superseded 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 22–Healthcare associated infections: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, 2020Health, Standard 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 22–Healthcare associated infections: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, 2021Health, Standard 16/09/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 22–Healthcare associated infections: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, 2022Health, Standard 24/09/2021