Bloodstream Infection Rates
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Ireland
Publishing Organisation
Department of Health: National Healthcare Quality Reporting System (NHQRS)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Infection and Sepsis
Defining Attributes
Definition
Rate of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), methicillin susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) and methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections in acute hospitals per 1,000 bed days used.
Numerator
Number of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), methicillin susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) and methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections in acute hospitals
Denominator
Number of bed days
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Health Protection Surveillance Centre, European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-net)
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
National Healthcare Quality Reporting System
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
Yes
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025