MRSA stands for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and VRE stands for Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus. For more information about MRSA and VRE please click on the following links:
MRSA - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
VRE - Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus
What does bacteraemia mean?
Bacteraemia means an infection in the blood stream. Cases of MRSA and VRE bacteraemia mean that the patients have confirmed bloodstream infections with either of these bacteria as proven through laboratory testing.
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Patient Safety Indicator Report
MRSA
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Rate of NWHC MRSA
Bacteraemia per 1,000 patient days
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Number of NWHC acquired MRSA bacteraemia cases
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Palmerston and District Hospital
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Louise Marshall Hospital
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Palmerston and District Hospital
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Louise Marshall Hospital
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Sept, Oct, Nov,
2008
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Jan, Feb, Mar, 2009 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Apr, May, June, 2009 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| July, Aug, Sept 2009 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oct, Nov, Dec 2009 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jan, Feb, Mar, 2010 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| April, May, June 2010 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| July, Aug., Sept., 2010 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oct., Nov., Dec., 2010 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jan., Feb., March 2011 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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April, May, June 2011
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| July, Aug., Sept., 2011 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oct., Nov., Dec., 2011 |
0
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0
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0
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0
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| Jan.,Feb., Mar., 2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Patient Safety Indicator Report
VRE
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Rate of NWHC VRE
Bacteraemia per 1,000 patient days
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Number of NWHC acquired VRE bacteraemia cases
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Palmerston and District Hospital
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Louise Marshall Hospital
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Palmerston and District Hospital
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Louise Marshall Hospital
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Sept, Oct, Nov,
2008
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Jan, Feb, Mar, 2009 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Apr, May, June, 2009 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| July, Aug, Sept 2009 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oct, Nov, Dec 2009 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jan, Feb, Mar, 2010 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| April, May, June 2010 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| July, Aug., Sept., 2010 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oct., Nov., Dec., 2010 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jan., Feb., March 2011 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| April, May, June 2011 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| July, Aug., Sept., 2011 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oct., Nov., Dec., 2011 |
0
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0
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0
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0
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| Jan., Feb., Mar., 2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
What do we do at North Wellington Health Care to prevent MRSA and VRE infections?
We promote hand hygiene and work hard to provide clean environments to prevent infection all the time.
We monitor closely for new cases and watch for signs of transmission among patients.
We implement control measures (use of single rooms, careful hand hygiene, gowning, use of gloves, enhanced environmental cleaning) at the first sign of symptoms. The precautions continue until patients are no longer infectious.
We educate health care, nutritional services, maintenance and housekeeping staff in our hospitals.
We use and counsel use of antibiotics carefully. |
