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released: 22 Jan 2013 author: AIHW media release

In 2011-12, all states and territories had rates of hospital-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) below the national benchmark, with rates ranging from 0.7 to 1.3 cases per 10,000 patient days. There were 1,734 cases of hospital-associated SAB reported for Australia, which occurred during approximately 18.5 million days of patient care.

ISSN 1036-613X; ISBN 978-1-74249-395-4; Cat. no. HSE 129; $15

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso page
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Summary
      • What is SAB?
      • SAB rates in 2011-12
  • Body section
    • 1 Introduction
      • Background
      • Healthcare-associated infections
      • Staphylococcus aureus and SAB
      • National initiatives to monitor and reduce SAB
      • The SAB performance indicator
      • Specification
      • Data source
      • State and territory
  • 2 Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia cases
    • SAB cases in 2011–12
    • How have SAB rates changed over time?
    • Limitations of the data
    • Variation in definitions
    • Variation in coverage
    • Limitations of the denominator
    • Casemix differences
    • Comparability of rates
  • End matter
    • Appendix A
      • National Healthcare Agreement: PI 22–Healthcare-associated infections, 2013
    • Appendix B
      • Data quality statement for the National Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia Data Collection
      • Summary of key issues
    • Glossary
    • References

Recommended citation

AIHW 2013. Australian hospital statistics 2011-12: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian public hospitals. Health services series no. 47. Cat. no. HSE 129. Canberra: AIHW.