This report was previously called the 'Quarterly Report on Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemias in Scotland' and has been redesigned in 2008. This redesign was prompted by the following:
- The need to better relate the S. aureus bacteraemia data to the Health improvement,
Efficiency, Access and Treatment (HEAT) target of 30% reduction in S. aureus bacteraemia
by 2010. Details of the HEAT targets can be found at http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/3317.html.
- The need to communicate current epidemiological findings from ongoing studies of
antimicrobial resistance data and strains circulating in Scotland.
The S. aureus bacteraemia report will be presented as follows:
- National data on S. aureus bacteraemia, both meticillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and
meticillin sensitive S. aureus (MSSA).
- Data on S. aureus bacteraemia, both MRSA and MSSA at an NHS board level in Appendix I.
- National and board level data on S. aureus antimicrobial resistance provided by the Scottish
MRSA Reference Laboratory (SMRSARL) using isolates submitted to the European
Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS). Infections recorded as being
associated with a device will also be reported at a national and board level.
Details of these surveillance programmes are available on the SSHAIP website.
The Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemias Quarterly Report of Cumulative Data from all NHS Boards in Scotland
Quarterly Report on Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemias in Scotland
Quarterly Report on Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemias in Scotland