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:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection patient episodes |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 751492 |
Registration status:![]() |
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Definition:![]() | 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:![]() | Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection patient episodes |
Value domain attributes | |
Representational attributes | |
Representation class:![]() | Total |
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Data type:![]() | Number |
Format:![]() | N[NNNN] |
Maximum character length:![]() | 5 |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() | The number of healthcare-associated MRSA patient episodes at a hospital may be zero. |
Comments:![]() | 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is identified by a laboratory as being resistant to methicillin or a test that predicts methicillin resistance (ACSQHC unpublished).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:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Reference documents:![]() | 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:![]() | Supersedes Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia patient episodes, total episodes N[NNNN]
See also Episode of admitted patient care
See also Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteraemia patient episodes, total episodes N[NNNN]
See also Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bloodstream infection patient episodes, total episodes N[NNNN]
See also Non-admitted patient
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Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | Health, Standard 10/06/2022 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. |