MRSA, MSSA, Gram-negative bacteraemia and CDI: quarterly report
Trends in meticillin resistant (MRSA) and meticillin susceptible (MSSA) Staphylococcus aureus, Gram-negative bacteraemia and Clostridioides difficile infection.
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From September 2017
The commentaries contain national aggregated data and an overview of the trends in the mandatory reports of healthcare associated infection (HCAI) – meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), meticillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and Gram-negative bacteraemia and Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection – over recent quarters.
For previous quarterly commentaries and associated data please see:
Older quarterly commentaries and associated data are also available from the UK Government Web Archive.
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Published 14 October 2021Last updated 6 November 2024 + show all updates
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Added back missing sections to the report which were accidentally omitted during the publishing process.
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Added data, report and infographic for April to June 2024.
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Small decimal point differences in the overall and community-onset rates have been made in the January to March 2024 quarterly report, as quarter 4 of the financial year 2023 to 2024 national population estimate did not account for the leap year. These corrections do not affect the direction of trends.
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Added data, report and infographic for January to March 2024.
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Added data, report and infographic for October to December 2023.
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Added data, report and infographic for July to September 2023.
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Added data, report and infographic for April to June 2023.
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Added data, report and infographic for January to March 2023. Also corrected heading in October to December 2022 report.
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Added data, report and infographic for October to December 2022.
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Added data, report and infographic for July to September 2022.
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Added report, accompanying data and infographic for April to June 2022.
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Added report for January to March 2022 and accompanying data.
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Added October to December 2021 report, spreadsheet and infographic.
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Added July to September 2021 quarterly epidemiological commentary and accompanying data.
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Added April to June 2021 infographic.
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