Hospital Performance: Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in 2011–12

This report looks at bloodstream infection rates, caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), that patients sometimes develop during the course of medical care or treatment provided by hospitals. Results show that of the 1,725 cases of S. aureus, or ‘Golden Staph’, across 352 public hospitals, 82% were at major hospitals.

This publication was originally published by the National Health Performance Authority, which transferred its activities to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare on 1 July 2016.