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Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection patient episodes, total episodes N[NNNN]

Data Element Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termNumber of healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection patient episodes
METEOR identifier:Help on this term751492
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 10/06/2022
Definition:Help on this term

The total number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection patient episodes, attributed to care provided by the hospital, reported during a specified reference period.

Data Element Concept:Help on this termEstablishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection 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

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

The number of healthcare-associated MRSA patient episodes at a hospital may be zero.

Comments:Help on this term

MRSA is an isolate of Staphylococcus aureus that is identified by a laboratory as being resistant to methicillin or a test that predicts methicillin resistance (ACSQHC unpublished).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) 2021. Implementation Guide for the Surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection. Sydney: ACSQHC, viewed 10 February 2022 https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/publications-and-resources/resource-library/implementation-guide-surveillance-staphylococcus-aureus-bloodstream-infection

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia patient episodes, total episodes N[NNNN]
  • Health, Superseded 10/06/2022
See also Episode of admitted patient care
  • Health, Standard 01/03/2005
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012
  • National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 02/09/2016
See also Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteraemia patient episodes, total episodes N[NNNN]
  • Health, Superseded 10/06/2022
See also Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bloodstream infection patient episodes, total episodes N[NNNN]
  • Health, Standard 10/06/2022
See also Non-admitted patient
  • Health, Standard 01/03/2005
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +
Healthcare-associated infections NBEDS 2021–
Health, Standard 10/06/2022
DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2021
Conditional obligation:

Reporting of this data element is conditional on a CODE 1 'Yes' response to the Establishment—Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection surveillance indicator, yes/no code N data element.


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