Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2015) Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian public hospitals 2014–15: Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 30 September 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2015). Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian public hospitals 2014–15: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian public hospitals 2014–15: Australian hospital statistics. AIHW, 2015.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian public hospitals 2014–15: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW; 2015.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2015, Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian public hospitals 2014–15: Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, Canberra.
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In 2014–15, 1,490 cases of hospital-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) were reported in Australian public hospitals. The national rate of SAB in public hospitals was 0.77 cases per 10,000 days of patient care, and all states and territories had rates below the national benchmark of 2.0 cases per 10,000 days of patient care. Between 2010–11 and 2014–15, rates of SAB decreased from 1.10 cases to 0.77 cases per 10,000 days of patient care.
1,490 cases of hospital-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) were reported in public hospitals
All states and territories had rates below the national benchmark of 2.0 cases per 10,000 days of patient care
In the last 4 years, rates of SAB decreased from 1.10 cases to 0.77 cases per 10,000 days of patient care
The national rate of SAB in public hospitals was 0.77 cases per 10,000 days of patient care
