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Bloodstream infections associated with hospital care 2017–18: Australian hospital statistics

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Last updated: 20 Feb 2019
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019. Bloodstream infections associated with hospital care 2017–18: Australian hospital statistics. Cat. no. HSE 217. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 01 March 2021, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/health-care-quality-performance/bloodstream-infections-hospital-care-17-18

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Bloodstream infections associated with hospital care 2017–18: Australian hospital statistics. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/health-care-quality-performance/bloodstream-infections-hospital-care-17-18

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Bloodstream infections associated with hospital care 2017–18: Australian hospital statistics. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 20 February 2019, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/health-care-quality-performance/bloodstream-infections-hospital-care-17-18

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Bloodstream infections associated with hospital care 2017–18: Australian hospital statistics [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2019 [cited 2021 Mar. 1]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/health-care-quality-performance/bloodstream-infections-hospital-care-17-18

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2019, Bloodstream infections associated with hospital care 2017–18: Australian hospital statistics, viewed 1 March 2021, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/health-care-quality-performance/bloodstream-infections-hospital-care-17-18

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Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (SAB also called S. aureus, or ‘golden staph’) associated with healthcare can be serious, particularly when they are resistant to common antimicrobials.

In 2017–18, all states and territories had public hospital SAB rates below the national benchmark of 2.0 cases per 10,000 patient days.

Between 2013–14 and 2015–16, the SAB rate decreased from 0.89 to 0.74 cases per 10,000 patient days. It has remained around this level since (0.76 in 2016–17 and 0.73 in 2017–18).

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Findings from this report:
  • 18% of SAB cases in 2017–18 were resistant to commonly used antimicrobials

  • 82% of SAB cases in 2017–18 were treatable with commonly used antimicrobials

  • The national SAB rate in public hospitals for 2017–18 was 0.73 cases per 10,000 patient days

  • 1,493 cases of SAB were reported in public hospitals in 2017–18, compared to 1,501 cases in 2016–17

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  • Contents
    • Introduction
    • What are Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (SAB)?
    • SAB is an indicator of the safety and quality of hospital care
    • SAB in public hospitals
    • What is Australia doing to reduce SAB?
    • Appendix A. Definition of healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (SAB)
    • Appendix B. National Healthcare Agreement performance indicator: Healthcare-associated infections
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