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Enterococcus faecalis bacteraemia voluntary reports and vancomycin susceptibility, England 1990 - 2005

Year
Resistant
(%)*
Sensitive
No Information
Total
1990
5
2%
299
428
732
1991
5
1%
333
378
716
1992
6
1%
444
426
876
1993
12
2%
612
437
1061
1994
15
3%
535
499
1049
1995
13
2%
649
515
1177
1996
8
1%
563
636
1207
1997
13
2%
512
1027
1552
1998
31
4%
701
781
1513
1999
23
3%
772
814
1609
2000
57
7%
796
907
1760
2001
32
3%
991
866
1889
2002
53
4%
1315
642
2010
2003
54
3%
1775
738
2567
2004
44
2%
1957
701
2702
2005
59
3%
2083
748
2890

*As a percentage of reports with vancomycin susceptibility information

  • Data are provisional.
  • The data presented here were collected via the voluntary surveillance scheme, which is operated by the Health Protection Agency. The date of the query was 25th October 2006.
  • Year on year increases in reports in part reflect improving reporting practices.
  • Surveillance of Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococci (GRE) became mandatory in September 2003.

 

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