Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA)
Number of nosocomial patients with laboratory identification of MRSA bacteraemia X 1000 Total # of patient days (quarterly)
Number of nosocomial patients with laboratory identification of VRE bacteraemia X 1000 Total # of patient days (quarterly)
Where the numerator is the total number of newly identified cases for VRE bacteraemia associated with the reporting facility, for the reporting period. The denominator is the total number of in-patient days for the reporting period. There are no exclusion criteria.