National Confidential Study of Deaths Following Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection: 2007

Synopsis

This qualitative research study provides an in-depth description and evaluation of patient and institutional factors leading to the deaths of a small randomly selected sample of patients who died in NHS hospitals in England who had MRSA mentioned on their death certificate (pilot phase) or who died within 30 days of an MRSA positive blood culture specimen being taken (main phase).

Additional information

Press release (01/11/2007) in PDF archive: Health Protection Agency and Office for National Statistics publish study of deaths following MRSA infection

Last reviewed: 16 April 2010