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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections
Alternate Name
Rate of antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections per 1,000 inpatient days
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
This indicator measures the incidence rate of nosocomial (hospital-acquired) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus areus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) infections associated with the reporting facility per 1,000 inpatient days.
HQO Reporting tool/product
Public reporting
Dimension
Safe
Type
Outcome
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Rate per 1,000 inpatient days
Calculation Methods
Numerator divided by denominator times 1,000
Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Total number of new nosocomial (i.e. hospital acquired) MRSA and VRE cases in the reporting facility in the reporting period
Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Total number of inpatient days in the reporting period
Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized
None
Data Source
Self-Reporting Initiative (SRI)
Data provided to HQO by
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)
Reported Levels of comparability /stratifications (defined)
Institution, Province, Time
 
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Caveats and Limitations
Data are self-reported by hospitals.
 
TAGS
Sector
Acute Care/Hospital
Type
Outcome
Topic
Patient Safety and Never Events
Dimension
Safe
Source
Self-Reporting Initiative (SRI)
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
19/10/2017 12:08:00