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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- UK Health Security Agency
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- 14 October 2021
- Last updated:
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9 July 2026
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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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Applies to England
Documents
Accompanying data for quarterly epidemiological commentary: mandatory Gram-negative bacteraemia, MRSA, MSSA and C. difficile infections (data up to and including December 2024)
Ref: GOV-18469
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Accompanying data for quarterly epidemiological commentary: mandatory Gram-negative bacteraemia, MRSA, MSSA and C. difficile infections (data up to and including September 2024)
Ref: GOV-17941
ODS, 109 KB
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Accompanying data for quarterly epidemiological commentary: mandatory Gram-negative bacteraemia, MRSA, MSSA and C. difficile infections (data up to and including June 2024)
Ref: GOV-17381
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Accompanying data for quarterly epidemiological commentary: mandatory Gram-negative bacteraemia, MRSA, MSSA and C. difficile infections (data up to January to March 2024)
Ref: GOV-16938
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Accompanying data for quarterly epidemiological commentary: mandatory Gram-negative bacteraemia, MRSA, MSSA and C. difficile infections (data up to October to December 2023)
Ref: GOV-16489
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Accompanying data for quarterly epidemiological commentary: mandatory Gram-negative bacteraemia, MRSA, MSSA and C. difficile infections (data up to July to September 2023)
Ref: GOV-16082
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Accompanying data for quarterly epidemiological commentary: mandatory Gram-negative bacteraemia, MRSA, MSSA and C. difficile infections (data up to April to June 2023)
Ref: GOV-15559
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Accompanying data for quarterly epidemiological commentary: mandatory Gram-negative bacteraemia, MRSA, MSSA and C. difficile infections (data up to January to March 2023)
Ref: GOV-15011
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Accompanying data for quarterly epidemiological commentary: mandatory Gram-negative bacteraemia, MRSA, MSSA and C. difficile infections (data up to October to December 2022)
Ref: GOV-14531
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Accompanying data for quarterly epidemiological commentary: mandatory Gram-negative bacteraemia, MRSA, MSSA and C. difficile infections (data up to July to September 2022)
Ref: GOV-14099
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Accompanying data for quarterly epidemiological commentary: mandatory Gram-negative bacteraemia, MRSA, MSSA and C. difficile infections (data up to April to June 2022)
Ref: GOV-13395
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Accompanying data for quarterly epidemiological commentary: MRSA, MSSA and Gram-negative bacteraemia and C. difficile infection data (up to January to March 2022)
Ref: UKHSA publications gateway number GOV-12644
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Quarterly infographic: MRSA, MSSA and Gram-negative bacteraemia and CDI, January to March 2022 (print version)
Ref: UKHSA publications gateway number GOV-12644
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Quarterly epidemiological commentary: mandatory MRSA, MSSA and Gram-negative bacteraemia, and C. difficile infection data (up to October to December 2021)
Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-11768
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Accompanying data for quarterly epidemiological commentary: MRSA, MSSA and Gram-negative bacteraemia and C. difficile infection data (up to October to December 2021)
Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-11768
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Quarterly infographic: MRSA, MSSA and Gram-negative bacteraemia and CDI, October to December 2021 (text version)
Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-11768
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Quarterly infographic: MRSA, MSSA and Gram-negative bacteraemia and CDI, October to December 2021 (print version)
Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-11768
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Quarterly epidemiological commentary: mandatory MRSA, MSSA and Gram-negative bacteraemia, and C. difficile infection data (up to July to September 2021)
Ref: UKHSA - Gateway GOV - 10754
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Accompanying data for quarterly epidemiological commentary: MRSA, MSSA and Gram-negative bacteraemia and C. difficile infection data (up to July to September 2021)
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Quarterly infographic: MRSA, MSSA and Gram-negative bacteraemia and CDI, July to September 2021
https://khub.net/documents/135939561/174099494/Quarterly+infographic+-+MRSA%2C+MSSA+and+Gram-negative+bacteraemia+and+CDI+-+July+to+September+2021.pdf/7172e2b8-7239-dad0-6515-53e2ae41d674
Quarterly epidemiological commentary: mandatory MRSA, MSSA and Gram-negative bacteraemia, and C. difficile infection data (up to April to June 2021)
Ref: UKHSA- Gateway GOV-10037
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Accompanying data for quarterly epidemiological commentary: MRSA, MSSA and Gram-negative bacteraemia and C. difficile infection data (up to April to June 2021)
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Quarterly infographic: MRSA, MSSA and Gram-negative bacteraemia and CDI, April to June 2021
https://khub.net/documents/135939561/174099494/QEC+infographic+April+to+June+2021.pdf/9130098a-ef71-14f1-b855-8a7cce04d3eb
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Further information
These official statistics were independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation in May 2022. They comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics and should be labelled ‘accredited official statistics’. Accredited official statistics are called National Statistics in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007. Further explanation of accredited official statistics can be found on the Office for Statistics Regulation website.
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.
Enquiries or feedback
For any enquiries or feedback on these reports, or to request copies of any web-based reports in PDF format, please contact mandatory.surveillance@ukhsa.gov.uk