Patient episode of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia—Staphylococcus aureus methicillin susceptibility indicator, yes/no code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia methicillin susceptibility indicator |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 458522 |
Registration status:![]() | Health!, Standard 15/11/2012 |
Definition:![]() | An indicator of whether the Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) isolate is susceptible to oxacillin or methicillin (cefoxitin), as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept:![]() | Patient episode of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia—Staphylococcus aureus methicillin susceptibility indicator |
Value Domain:![]() | Yes/no code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class:![]() | Code | |
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Data type:![]() | Boolean | |
Format:![]() | N | |
Maximum character length:![]() | 1 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Permissible values:![]() | 1 | Yes |
2 | No |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() | This data element is used to record whether the Staphylococcus aureus organism is Methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) or Methicillin-resistant (MRSA). CODE 1 Yes Record if the Staphylococcus aureus isolate is susceptibile to oxacillin or methicillin (cefoxitin) (MSSA). CODE 2 No Record if the Staphylococcus aureus isolate is resistant to oxacillin or methicillin (cefoxitin) (MRSA). Intermediate level resistance is reported as 2 (resistant). |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) |
Origin:![]() | ACSQHC Healthcare Associated Infection Technical Working Group |
Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | Surveillance of healthcare associated infection: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia NBPDS Health!, Standard 15/11/2012 |
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