Surveillance of Hospital-Acquired Bacteraemia in English Hospitals 1997-2002

Synopsis

This report is a summary of the data reported by hospitals participating in the hospital-acquired bacteraemia module provided by the Nosocomial Infection National Surveillance Service (NINSS) between 1st May 1997 and 31st March 2002.

NINSS was established in 1996 to provide information that would help the identification of, and reduction in, the extent of avoidable hospital-acquired infection (HAI). The use of standard surveillance methods by hospitals in England to collect information about infections acquired in hospital provides national data that could be used as a benchmark by hospitals to measure their own performance. Participation in NINSS has been both voluntary and confidential.

Last reviewed: 31 January 2012