Number of New Cases of Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacterales (CPE)
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
No. of new cases of CPE reported in swabs/faeces or other samples by acute hospitals. The CPE is not necessarily attributable to the hospital that detects it.
Numerator
CPE002 (Number of patients confirmed with newly detected CPE from rectal swabs/ faeces) plus CPE 003 (Number of patients confirmed with newly detected CPE from any other site).
Denominator
This is a continuous variable.
Exclusions
None
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
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
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)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025