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Kevin B Laupland^1,2, Felicity Edwards¹, Patrick N A Harris^3,4

¹School of Medicine, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia.

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Summary

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This study outlines the Queensland Bloodstream Infection (BSI) surveillance program, establishing a framework to investigate BSI epidemiology and outcomes. The findings aim to reduce the global burden of bloodstream infections through enhanced data collection and analysis.

Keywords:

Antimicrobial resistance epidemiology incidence mortality risk factor

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Infectious Diseases
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Public Health Surveillance

Background:

High-quality bloodstream infection (BSI) surveillance data is crucial for effective control strategies.
Population-based investigations into BSIs are currently limited globally.
The Queensland BSI (QBSI) study addresses this gap by establishing comprehensive surveillance.

Purpose of the Study:

To detail the rationale behind the Queensland BSI (QBSI) study.
To describe the protocol development for this large-scale BSI surveillance program.
To provide a model for other regions to develop similar BSI epidemiology studies.

Main Methods:

Population-based laboratory surveillance of all BSIs in Queensland's public healthcare system (2000-2023).
Linkage with hospital admissions and vital statistics for 1-year post-BSI outcomes.
Standardized definitions for BSI episodes and classification by onset type.

Main Results:

Over 3.7 million blood cultures processed, identifying 444,279 positive cultures.
Extensive linkage data (2.4M+ hospital registrations, 10M+ ICD codes) analyzed.
Comorbidities classified using ICD-based algorithms; 30, 90, and 365-day all-cause case-fatality assessed.

Conclusions:

The QBSI study provides a robust framework for examining BSI epidemiology and outcomes in a large Australian population.
Sharing experiences from the QBSI study aims to foster international collaboration.
The ultimate goal is to accelerate BSI knowledge globally and reduce the disease burden.