Golden staph infections in Australian Hospitals

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released an updated report on the rates of healthcare associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (Golden Staph) for public hospitals in 2015-2016. 

In this period, the national benchmark was set at 2 cases per 10,000 days of patient care.  All public hospital peer groups came in well below this benchmark, although major hospitals still have the highest rates of infection.  A new interactive table allows users to see how rates in public hospitals compare over a six-year period.

Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in 2015-16