Rate of New Cases of Hospital Acquired Staphylococcus Aureus Bloodstream Infection

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Ireland
Publishing Organisation
Health Service Executive (HSE): Acute Key Performance Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Infection and Sepsis

Defining Attributes

Definition

Rate of new cases of hospital acquired S. aureus bloodstream infection. S. aureus blood stream infection is reported when S. aureus is cultured from a blood culture taken from a patient who had been hospitalised within the reporting hospital for 48 hours or longer before blood culture was taken.

Numerator

Number of cases of S. aureus blood stream infection as per description above.

Denominator

Acute bed days used x 10,000, provided by the HSE BIU acute unit. This is based on the average number of available acute in patient beds during the month.

Exclusions

Does not account for hospital-acquired S. aureus bloodstream infections that present after hospital discharge, or for healthcare-associated cases outside of acute hospital inpatient settings.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

By hospital group and acute hospital.

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Monthly data report by acute hospitals

Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods

Annual Report, Performance Profile Report/Profile, Management Data Report

Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
30
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

Source and Reference Attributes

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)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025