Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance: 2009/10

Synopsis

• A total of 1,898 cases of MRSA bacteraemia were reported in 2009/10, representing a 35% reduction in cases from the previous year when 2,935 cases were reported.
• In the same period, 25,604 cases of CDI were reported, representing a 29% reduction from the previous year when 36,095 cases were reported.
• Monthly reports of mandatory surveillance data, along with quarterly and annual tables were introduced.
• The e-Bug project, to support teaching in schools, was launched in September 2009.
• The web-based data capture system to record cases of MRSA and CDI is being redesigned to help NHS trusts submit data and use it more effectively.

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.

Last reviewed: 8 September 2010