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MRSA Bacteremia in HA Hospitals – 2019-Q3 & 2019-Q4
Hospital Authority, HKSAR Data source: CDARS - MRSA statistics from MRSA Surveillance System
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Group 1 POH YCH UCH RH TMH PMH TSH NDH CMC AHN PYN QEH PWH TKO QMH KWH NLT
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Hospitals - Quarter (Number of MRSA bacteremia episodes in acute beds)
MRSA bacteremia in acute beds in HA group 1 hospitals - 2019-Q3 & 2019-Q4
Data source: MRSA Surveillance System (CDARS) Remark: Hospitals ordered by rate in 2019-Q4 (descending), then by rate in 2019-Q3 (descending)
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HA By Hospital
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Hospitals - Quarter (Number of MRSA bacteremia episodes)
MRSA bacteremia in HA non-group 1 hospitals - 2019-Q3 & 2019-Q4
Data source: MRSA Surveillance System (CDARS) Remark: Hospitals ordered by rate in 2019-Q4 (descending), then by rate in 2019-Q3 (descending)
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MRSA bacteremia in acute beds in HA group 1 hospitals since 2008
MRSA bacteremia episodes in acute beds/1,000 acute patient days
Regression line - MRSA bacteremia episodes in acute beds/1,000 acute patient days
Data source: MRSA Surveillance System(CDARS)
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Hospitals - Quarter (Number of MRSA bacteremia episodes in acute beds)
MRSA bacteremia detected after 48 hours of admission in HA group 1 hospitals - 2019-Q3 & 2019-Q4
Data source: MRSA Surveillance System (CDARS) Remark: Hospitals ordered by rate in 2019-Q4 (descending), then by rate in 2019-Q3 (descending)
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Hospitals - Quarter (Number of MRSA bacteremia episodes)
MRSA bacteremia detected after 48 hours of admission in HA non-group 1 hospitals - 2019-Q3 & 2019-Q4
Data source: MRSA Surveillance System (CDARS) Remark: Hospitals ordered by rate in 2019-Q4 (descending), then by rate in 2019-Q3 (descending)
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mia
ep
iso
des
in a
cute
bed
s/1
,00
0 a
cute
pat
ien
t d
ays
Year-Quarter (Number of MRSA bacteremia episodes in acute beds)
MRSA bacteremia detected after 48 hours of admission in acute beds in HA group 1 hospitals since 2008
MRSA bacteremia episodes detected after 48 hours of admission in acute beds/1,000 acute patient days
Regression line - MRSA bacteremia episodes detected after 48 hours of admission in acute beds/1,000 acute patient days
Data source: MRSA Surveillance System(CDARS)
0.2
27
0.2
36
0.2
23
0.3
26
0.1
82
0.3
19
0.2
64
0.3
05
0.4
32
0.3
00
0.2
69
0.2
81
0.1
94
0.2
50
0.2
53
0.2
45
0.0
91
0.2
26
0.1
74
0.2
24
0.4
34
0.2
17
0.0
50
0.2
00
0.2
25
0.1
74
0.2
44
0.1
52
0.0
78
0.1
46
0.1
20
0.0
89
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
0.40
0.45
0.50
0.55
20
19
-Q3
(1
26
)
20
19
-Q4
(1
33
)
20
19
-Q3
(1
1)
20
19
-Q4
(1
6)
20
19
-Q3
(5
)
20
19
-Q4
(8
)
20
19
-Q3
(1
2)
20
19
-Q4
(1
4)
20
19
-Q3
(2
0)
20
19
-Q4
(1
5)
20
19
-Q3
(8
)
20
19
-Q4
(8
)
20
19
-Q3
(9
)
20
19
-Q4
(1
2)
20
19
-Q3
(9
)
20
19
-Q4
(9
)
20
19
-Q3
(2
)
20
19
-Q4
(5
)
20
19
-Q3
(1
1)
20
19
-Q4
(1
4)
20
19
-Q3
(1
4)
20
19
-Q4
(7
)
20
19
-Q3
(1
)
20
19
-Q4
(4
)
20
19
-Q3
(1
0)
20
19
-Q4
(8
)
20
19
-Q3
(8
)
20
19
-Q4
(5
)
20
19
-Q3
(2
)
20
19
-Q4
(4
)
20
19
-Q3
(4
)
20
19
-Q4
(3
)
Group 1 TMH POH PMH UCH YCH PWH CMC AHN QEH KWH RH PYN QMH NDH TKO
HA By Hospital
Nu
mb
er o
f M
RSA
bac
tere
mia
ep
iso
des
in a
cute
bed
s/1
,00
0 a
cute
pat
ien
t d
ays
Hospitals - Quarter (Number of MRSA bacteremia episodes in acute beds)
MRSA bacteremia in acute beds in HA group 1 hospitals - MED department - 2019-Q3 & 2019-Q4
Data source: MRSA Surveillance System (CDARS) Remark: Hospitals ordered by rate in 2019-Q4 (descending), then by rate in 2019-Q3 (descending)
0.0
28
0.0
69
0.0
00
0.0
00
0.0
58
0.0
88
0.0
75
0.2
28
0.0
38
0.1
52
0.0
49
0.0
99
0.0
77
0.0
78
0.0
74
0.0
74
0.0
00
0.0
60
0.0
00
0.0
00
0.0
00
0.0
00
0.0
00
0.0
00
0.0
00
0.0
00
0.0
00
0.0
00
0.0
00
0.0
00
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
20
19
-Q3
(4
)
20
19
-Q4
(1
0)
20
19
-Q3
(0
)
20
19
-Q4
(0
)
20
19
-Q3
(2
)
20
19
-Q4
(3
)
20
19
-Q3
(1
)
20
19
-Q4
(3
)
20
19
-Q3
(1
)
20
19
-Q4
(4
)
20
19
-Q3
(1
)
20
19
-Q4
(2
)
20
19
-Q3
(2
)
20
19
-Q4
(2
)
20
19
-Q3
(1
)
20
19
-Q4
(1
)
20
19
-Q3
(0
)
20
19
-Q4
(1
)
20
19
-Q3
(0
)
20
19
-Q4
(0
)
20
19
-Q3
(0
)
20
19
-Q4
(0
)
20
19
-Q3
(0
)
20
19
-Q4
(0
)
20
19
-Q3
(0
)
20
19
-Q4
(0
)
20
19
-Q3
(0
)
20
19
-Q4
(0
)
20
19
-Q3
(0
)
20
19
-Q4
(0
)
Group 2 Group 3 Group 5 TWH - Gp2 HHH - Gp2 GH - Gp5 SH - Gp2 OLM - Gp5 WTS - Gp2 BH - Gp2 FYK - Gp3 KH - Gp2 SJH - Gp5 TPH - Gp2 TWE - Gp2
HA By Hospital
Nu
mb
er o
f M
RSA
bac
tere
mia
ep
iso
des
/1,0
00
pat
ien
t d
ays
Hospitals - Quarter (Number of MRSA bacteremia episodes)
MRSA bacteremia in HA non-group 1 hospitals - MED department - 2019-Q3 & 2019-Q4
Data source: MRSA Surveillance System (CDARS) Remark: Hospitals ordered by rate in 2019-Q4 (descending), then by rate in 2019-Q3 descending)
0.14
0.16
0.18
0.20
0.22
0.24
0.262
00
8-Q
1 (
13
9)
20
08
-Q2
(1
52
)2
00
8-Q
3 (
13
8)
20
08
-Q4
(1
25
)2
00
9-Q
1 (
14
5)
20
09
-Q2
(1
33
)2
00
9-Q
3 (
13
8)
20
09
-Q4
(1
27
)2
01
0-Q
1 (
12
5)
20
10
-Q2
(1
19
)2
01
0-Q
3 (
12
1)
20
10
-Q4
(1
27
)2
01
1-Q
1 (
13
7)
20
11
-Q2
(1
16
)2
01
1-Q
3 (
12
9)
20
11
-Q4
(1
20
)2
01
2-Q
1 (
11
8)
20
12
-Q2
(1
11
)2
01
2-Q
3 (
11
7)
20
12
-Q4
(1
26
)2
01
3-Q
1 (
13
9)
20
13
-Q2
(1
30
)2
01
3-Q
3 (
12
1)
20
13
-Q4
(1
54
)2
01
4-Q
1 (
15
1)
20
14
-Q2
(1
40
)2
01
4-Q
3 (
11
5)
20
14
-Q4
(1
13
)2
01
5-Q
1 (
14
5)
20
15
-Q2
(1
41
)2
01
5-Q
3 (
13
2)
20
15
-Q4
(1
35
)2
01
6-Q
1 (
17
6)
20
16
-Q2
(1
39
)2
01
6-Q
3 (
13
2)
20
16
-Q4
(1
58
)2
01
7-Q
1 (
14
8)
20
17
-Q2
(1
51
)2
01
7-Q
3 (
12
8)
20
17
-Q4
(1
42
)2
01
8-Q
1 (
15
7)
20
18
-Q2
(1
62
)2
01
8-Q
3 (
13
9)
20
18
-Q4
(1
79
)2
01
9-Q
1 (
15
3)
20
19
-Q2
(1
55
)2
01
9-Q
3 (
14
9)
20
19
-Q4
(1
55
)
Nu
mb
er o
f M
RSA
bac
tere
mia
ep
iso
des
/1,0
00
pat
ien
t d
ays
Year-Quarter (Number of MRSA bacteremia episodes )
MRSA bacteremia in HA hospitals - MED department since 2008
MRSA bacteremia episodes/1,000 patient days
Regression line - MRSA bacteremia episodes/1,000 patient days
Data source: MRSA Surveillance System(CDARS)
Appendix I: Definition
• MRSA bacteremia is defined as isolation of MRSA from blood cultures;
• Duplicate positive cultures within a two-week period from the same patient should be regarded as a single episode.
Appendix II: Hospital Code & Hospital Name HA Group 1 Hospitals HA Non-group 1 Hospitals
Hospital Code
Hospital Name Hospital
Code Hospital Name
AHN Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital BBH Bradbury Hospice
CMC Caritas Medical Centre BH Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital
KWH Kwong Wah Hospital CHC Cheshire Home, Chung Hum Kok
NDH North District Hospital CHS Cheshire Home, Shatin
NLT North Lantau Hospital CPH Castle Peak Hospital
PMH Princess Margaret Hospital DKC Duchess Of Kent Children’s Hospital At Sandy Bay
POH Pok Oi Hospital FYK Tung Wah Group Of Hospitals-Fung Yiu King Hospital
PWH Prince Of Wales Hospital GH Grantham Hospital
PYN Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital HCH Hong Kong Children’s Hospital
QEH Queen Elizabeth Hospital HHH Haven Of Hope Hospital
QMH Queen Mary Hospital HKE Hong Kong Eye Hospital
RH Ruttonjee Hospital KCH Kwai Chung Hospital
TKO Tseung Kwan O Hospital KH Kowloon Hospital
TMH Tuen Mun Hospital ML Maclehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre
TSH Tin Shui Wai Hospital OLM Our Lady Of Maryknoll Hospital
UCH United Christian Hospital SH Shatin Hospital
YCH Yan Chai Hospital SJH St John Hospital
SLH Siu Lam Hospital
TPH Tai Po Hospital
TWE Tung Wah Eastern Hospital
TWH Tung Wah Hospital
WCH Wong Chuk Hang Hospital
WTS Twghs Wong Tai Sin Hospital
Appendix III: Hospital Group & Description
Hospital Group Code
Hospital Group Description
1 General acute hospitals with 24 hour A&E services
2 Hospitals with a mix of acute and non-acute services
3 Non-acute or infirmary hospitals
4 Psychiatirc hospitals
5 Acute hospitals of special nature