MyHospitals: Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in private hospitals in 2015–16

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Last updated: 29 Nov 2017

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017. MyHospitals: Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in private hospitals in 2015–16. Cat. no. HPF 9. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 20 September 2019, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/myhospitals-sab-private-hospitals-2015-16

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). MyHospitals: Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in private hospitals in 2015–16. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/myhospitals-sab-private-hospitals-2015-16

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MyHospitals: Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in private hospitals in 2015–16. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 29 November 2017, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/myhospitals-sab-private-hospitals-2015-16

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. MyHospitals: Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in private hospitals in 2015–16 [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2017 [cited 2019 Sep. 20]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/myhospitals-sab-private-hospitals-2015-16

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2017, MyHospitals: Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in private hospitals in 2015–16, viewed 20 September 2019, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/myhospitals-sab-private-hospitals-2015-16

This MyHospitals web update presents information on Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bloodstream infections, commonly known as ‘Golden Staph’, contracted by patients in Australian private hospitals in 2015–16.

This web update includes data for 60 Australian private hospitals from 2010–11 to 2015–2016.

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus or ‘Golden staph’) is a type of bacterium that can cause an infection of the bloodstream and can be acquired after a patient receives medical care or treatment in hospital.

Cat. no: HPF 9

Please note: this information is published on the MyHospitals website, which is managed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

Web update: Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in private hospitals in 2015–16

The MyHospitals website allows you to view the performance of more than 1,000 public and private hospitals against indicators such as waiting times in emergency departments or for some types of surgery, rates of bloodstream infections acquired in hospital, the length of time patients spend in hospital after being admitted for various conditions or procedures, and other indicators.

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