Epidemiological Data

Quarterly Reporting Results for Clostridium difficile infections, MRSA bacteraemia and GRE bacteraemia. July 2008

The importance of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) as a cause of preventable illness and death has been recognised increasingly in recent years, and the prevention and control of these infections has become a priority. Surveillance or monitoring of these infections is key to their control: we need to be able to measure them if we are to assess whether any impact has been made on controlling infection. Many hospitals in the country have participated in voluntary surveillance of key infections for many years. However, as part of the increased focus on control of HCAI, surveillance of some infections was made mandatory. This started off with Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA) bacteraemia in April 2001 and was later extended to glycopeptide resistant enterococcal bacteraemia in October 2003, C. difficile associated disease in January 2004.

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• Tables 1a, 1b, 1c: Quarterly counts of C. difficile by age (January to March 2008) (Excel Spreadsheet, 543 KB)
  Table 1a. Quarterly counts (case episodes) of C. difficile January 2006 – March 2008 for patients aged 65 years and over
  Table 1b. Quarterly counts (case episodes) of C. difficile January 2006 – March 2008 for patients aged between 2 and 64 years of age
  Table 1c. Quarterly counts (case episodes) of C. difficile January 2006 – March 2008 for patients aged 2 years and over

• Tables 2a, 2b, 2c: Financial year counts/rates of C. difficile by age (FY 2007/08) (Excel Spreadsheet, 139 KB)
  Table 2a. Financial year annual counts (case episodes) and rates of C. difficile for patients aged 65 years and over
  Table 2b. Financial year annual counts (case episodes) and rates of C. difficile for patients aged between 2 and 64 years
  Table 2c. Financial year annual counts (case episodes) and rates of C. difficile for patients aged 2 years and over

• Table 3: Calendar year counts/rates of C. difficile by age (CY 2007) (Excel Spreadsheet, 86 KB)

• Table 4: Quarterly counts of MRSA bacteraemia (January to March 2008) (Excel Spreadsheet, 54 KB)

• Table 5: Six monthly counts/Rates of MRSA bacteraemia (October 2007 to March 2008) (Excel Spreadsheet, 128 KB)

• Table 6: Financial year counts/Rates of MRSA bacteraemia (FY 2007/08) (Excel Spreadsheet, 86 KB)
• Table 7: Annual counts of Glycopeptide Resistant Enterococcal Bacteraemia (October 2003 to September 2007) (Excel Spreadsheet, 58 KB)

Download Commentary

• Commentary for Clostridium difficile. July 2008 (PDF, 268 KB)

• Commentary for MRSA bacteraemia July 2008 (PDF, 244 KB)

• Commentary for GRE bacteraemia July 2008 (PDF, 148 KB)