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Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian public hospitals 2013–14: Australian hospital statistics
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2014) Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian public hospitals 2013–14: Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 01 December 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2014). Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian public hospitals 2013–14: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian public hospitals 2013–14: Australian hospital statistics. AIHW, 2014.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian public hospitals 2013–14: Australian hospital statistics. Canberra: AIHW; 2014.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2014, Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian public hospitals 2013–14: Australian hospital statistics, AIHW, Canberra.
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In 2013–14, 1,621 cases of hospital-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) were reported in Australian public hospitals. The national rate of SAB in public hospitals was 0.87 cases per 10,000 days of patient care, and all states and territories had rates below the national benchmark. Between 2010–11 and 2013–14, rates of SAB decreased from 1.10 cases to 0.87 cases per 10,000 days of patient care.
Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian public hospitals 2013–14: Australian hospital statistics