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| Hospital-acquired VRE Bacteraemia Rate* for October - December 2011 |
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*The VRE bacteraemia rate is calculated as a rate per 1,000 patient days.
The “total patient days” represents the sum of the number of days during which services were provided to all inpatients during the given time period.
The rate is calculated as follows: (Number of new hospital acquired cases of VRE bacteraemia in our facility during the reported quarter / Total number of patient days for the quarter) x 1000.
To view VRE rates for all Ontario Hospitals, please visit the Ministry of Health website.
VRE
VRE (Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci) is an infection. Enterococci are bacteria commonly found in the bowel of humans and animals. Enterococci can sometimes cause infection. Vancomycin is a strong antibiotic used to treat infections. Sometimes enterococci bacteria can become so strong that they do not respond to Vancomycin. This is known as antibiotic resistance. A patient has a case of VRE bacteraemia when the laboratory has confirmed the VRE is in the bloodstream. Visit UHN health information for more information about VRE.
