Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Indicator |
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Indicator type:![]() | Indicator |
Short name:![]() | Healthcare associated staphylococcus aureus (including MRSA) bacteraemia (rate) |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 717650 |
Registration status:![]() | Tasmanian Health, Standard 24/07/2019 |
Description:![]() | This indicator measures the rate of Healthcare Associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia infection. This indicator is concerned with cases of this infection which are associated with a patient receiving healthcare. |
Rationale:![]() | Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) in Tasmania is a notifiable disease pursuant to the Public Health Act 1997. Mortality of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia is around 25-35%. All States have agreed to monitor this infection from a Safety & Quality perspective. |
Indicator set:![]() | Service Plan - Department of Health Tasmania: 2019 Tasmanian Health, Standard 20/01/2020 |