Bacteraemia
Bacteraemia occurs when bacteria get into the bloodstream. Bloodstream infection is also sometimes called septicaemia, which implies greater severity/clinical significance. A wide variety of bacteria can cause bacteraemias, the two most common being Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.
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The HPA undertakes surveillance of bacteraemia by collecting information from hospital microbiology laboratories. For some organisms ( Staphylococcus aureus and glycopeptide-resistant enterococci) it is mandatory for hospitals to supply data but for other species of bacteria data is supplied on a voluntary basis. In addition, sentinel surveillance is undertaken by the reference laboratories where isolates are sent in by sentinel laboratories for centralised testing for susceptibility to antibiotics. This data can be used to help clinicians choose the best antibiotics.
What's new
- 16 December 2011: Uncommon pathogens involved in bacteraemia: England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2006-2010
- 18 November 2011:
Acinetobacter spp. bacteraemia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2006 to 2010 (PDF, 162 KB) - 21 October 2011: Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Serratia, and Citrobacter bacteraemia,England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: 2006-2010
- 21 October 2011: Enterococcus spp. bacteraemia in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: 2006-2010 (PDF, 122 KB)
- 15 July 2011: Pseudomonas spp. and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, 2006 to 2010 (PDF, 145 KB)
- 20 May 2011: Escherichia coli bacteraemia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2010
- 15 April 2011: Proteus spp., Morganella morganii, and Providencia spp. bacteraemia reports for England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2006 to 2010 (PDF, 153 KB)
- 21 January 2011:Voluntary surveillance of Polymicrobial bacteraemia, England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2005-2009
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