For surgical site infection annual reports, please see the Surgical Site Infection publications page.
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Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance: 2009/10
Healthcare-associated infections continue to be a high priority for the agency. Surveillance data and epidemiological reports are produced for MRSA bacteraemia, CDI, norovirus, glycopeptide-resistant enterococci (GREs), surgical site infections (SSIs) and other organisms causing bloodstream infections.
Added/updated: 8 September 2010
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A report on the management of diarrhoea in care homes
Including an assessment of the implications for recognition and management of residents
with Clostridium difficile infection; August 2010.
Added/updated: 31 August 2010
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MRSA - Information for patients
This leaflet contains information about MRSA - what it is and how it affects patients in hospital and the people around them.
Added/updated: 21 June 2010
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Healthcare-Associated Infections in England: 2008-2009 Report
Added/updated: 10 September 2009
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Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections Report: 2008
The third report annual report on HCAI, focusing on those infections subject to mandatory surveillance. The aims of this report are to identify key information on HCAI in England, demonstrating the burden of infection when possible, trends, notable events, impact of activities and gaps that need attention.
Added/updated: 14 August 2009
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Prescribing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2008
This is the fifth report from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) aimed at providing an overview of antimicrobial resistance in a range of pathogens of public health importance.
Added/updated: 19 May 2010
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Antimicrobial resistance in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: 2007 report
This report provides a detailed overview of antimicrobial resistance in a range of pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa) of public health importance].
Added/updated: 14 August 2009
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National Confidential Study of Deaths Following Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection: 2007
This qualitative research study provides an in-depth description and evaluation of patient and institutional factors leading to the deaths of patients who died in NHS hospitals in England who had MRSA.
Added/updated: 16 April 2010
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Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections Report 2007
This is the second report on HCAI, which focuses on those infections subject to mandatory surveillance.
Added/updated: 14 August 2009
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Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance in England and Wales, 2004 - 2005
This is the third Report from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) aimed at providing a detailed overview of antimicrobial resistance in a range of pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa) of public health importance.
Added/updated: 14 August 2009
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Mandatory Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infection Report, 2006
The importance of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) as a cause of preventable illness and death has been recognised increasingly in recent years, and the prevention and control of these infections has become a priority.
Added/updated: 16 December 2010
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Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance in England and Wales: 2005 report
This report comprises data on antimicrobial resistance in a range of pathogens, including bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites.
Added/updated: 14 August 2009
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Investigations into multi-drug resistant ESBL-producing Escherichia coli strains causing Infections in England: 2005
Investigations into multi-drug resistant ESBL-producing Escherichia coli strains causing Infections in England
on non-UK born cases of a variety of infectious diseases.
Added/updated: 17 June 2010
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Antimicrobial Resistance - inevitable but not unmanageable: 2005
Report on antimicrobial resistance
Added/updated: 14 August 2009
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Surveillance of Hospital-Acquired Bacteraemia in English Hospitals 1997-2002
Nosocomial Infection National Surveillance Service, part of PHLS
Added/updated: 31 January 2012