Australian Council on Healthcare Standards ► Healthcare-associated MRSA morbidity ► Neonatal infections ► Occupational exposure to blood and/or body fluids

Measure Summaries

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards

• Healthcare-associated MRSA morbidity: percentage of ICU-associated new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) healthcare-associated infections in a non-sterile site, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Healthcare-associated MRSA morbidity: percentage of ICU-associated new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) healthcare-associated infections in a sterile site, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Healthcare-associated MRSA morbidity: percentage of non-ICU-associated new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) healthcare-associated infections in a non-sterile site, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Healthcare-associated MRSA morbidity: percentage of non-ICU-associated new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) inpatient healthcare-associated infections in a sterile site, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Neonatal infections: percentage of babies of birth weight less than 1000 grams admitted to the NICU during the time period under study who have a significant blood infection occurring more than 48 hours after birth at any time during their whole admission. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Neonatal infections: percentage of babies of greater than or equal to 1000 grams birth weight, admitted to the NICU during the time period under study who have a significant blood infection occurring more than 48 hours after birth at any time during their whole admission. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Neonatal infections: percentage of live babies born at the reporting hospital who develop blood stream and/or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) infection within 48 hours of birth and who were born in the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Neonatal infections: percentage of live babies of greater than or equal to 37 weeks gestational age (GA) born at the reporting hospital who develop a blood and/or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) infection within 48 hours of birth and who were born in the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Neonatal infections: percentage of significant blood infections in NICU admitted babies of greater than or equal to 1000 grams birth weight, occurring more than 48 hours of birth, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Neonatal infections: percentage of significant blood infections in NICU admitted babies of less than 1000 grams birth weight, occurring more than 48 hours of birth, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Occupational exposure to blood and/or body fluids: percentage of reported non-parenteral exposures sustained by staff, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Occupational exposure to blood and/or body fluids: percentage of reported parenteral exposures sustained by staff, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.