Abstract
Introduction: Since 2010, Healthcare Infection Surveillance Western Australia (HISWA) have reviewed all Staphylococcus aureus positive blood cultures processed by PathWest Laboratory Medicine. Utilising a standardized case definition, Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (SABs) were classified as either a healthcare associated (HA) or a community associated (CA) event. The objective of this study was to investigate the rising rates of CA-SAB that had been previously identified in both Victoria and Western Australia.
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