National statistics

Quarterly infographic: MRSA, MSSA and Gram-negative bacteraemia and CDI, January to March 2023

Updated 11 April 2024

Applies to England

Gram-negative bacteraemias (E. coli, Klebsiella spp. and P. aeruginosa)

P. aeruginosa bacteraemia

January to March 2022: 7 out of every 100,000 persons developed a P. aeruginosa bacteraemia.

January to March 2023: 7 out of every 100,000 persons developed a P. aeruginosa bacteraemia.

Klebsiella spp. bacteraemia

January to March 2022: 19 out of every 100,000 persons developed a Klebsiella spp. bacteraemia.

January to March 2023: 20 out of every 100,000 persons developed a Klebsiella spp. bacteraemia.

E. coli bacteraemia

January to March 2022: 65 out of every 100,000 persons developed an E. coli bacteraemia.

January to March 2023: 67 out of every 100,000 persons developed an E. coli bacteraemia.

S. aureus (MRSA and MSSA) bacteraemia and C. difficile infections

MRSA bacteraemia

January to March 2022: 1.3 out of every 100,000 persons developed an MRSA bacteraemia.

January to March 2023: 1.5 out of every 100,000 persons developed an MRSA bacteraemia.

MSSA bacteraemia

January to March 2022: 22 out of every 100,000 persons developed an MSSA bacteraemia.

January to March 2023: 23 out of every 100,000 persons developed an MSSA bacteraemia.

C. difficile infection

January to March 2022: 24 out of every 100,000 persons developed a C. difficile infection.

January to March 2023: 26 out of every 100,000 persons developed a C. difficile infection.