Polymicrobial bacteraemias and fungaemias in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland

This report contains data on polymicrobial bacteraemias and fungaemias in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.  Polymicrobial bacteraemia is defined as the isolation of two or more different organisms from the same blood culture.

The recent analyses are based on data extracted from our voluntary surveillance database on the 21st December 2010 for the year 2009. The data presented here differ in some instances from data in earlier publications due to the addition of late reports to the database.

Recent report

Voluntary surveillance data of polymicrobial bactereamia/fungaemia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2006-2010 (PDF, 364 KB)

Previous publications concerning polymicrobial bacteraemias and fungaemias

HPA. Voluntary surveillance data of polymicrobial bactereamia/fungaemia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2005-2009 (PDF, 356 KB) 

HPA. Voluntary surveillance data of polymicrobial bactereamia/fungaemia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2004-2008 (PDF, 266 KB)

HPA. Polymicrobial bacteraemias and fungaemias in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: 2007 (PDF, 266 KB)

HPA. Polymicrobial bacteraemias and fungaemias England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2006 (PDF, 107 KB)

HPA. Polymicrobial bacteraemias and fungaemias England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: 2005 (PDF, 302 KB). Commun Dis Rep CDR Weekly [serial online] 2006; 16 (46): bacteraemia

HPA. Polymicrobial bacteraemias and fungaemias England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: 2004. Commun Dis Rep CDR Weekly [serial online] 2005; 15 (50): 6-12

HPA. Polymicrobial bacteraemias and fungaemias England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: 2003. Commun Dis Rep CDR Weekly [serial online] 2004; 14 (51): 1-4

HPA. Polymicrobial bacteraemias and fungaemias England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: 2002 Commun Dis Rep CDR Weekly [serial online] 2003; 13 (42): 1-5

Last reviewed: 25 January 2012