UKHSA releases surveillance data on bacteraemia and C. difficile infections

The monthly data cover Gram-negative, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteraemia, and Clostridioides difficile infections, also called C. difficile or CDI.

The surveillance includes Gram-negative bacteraemia such as Escherichia coli (E. coli), Klebsiella and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa). The publication describes the surveillance as mandatory and its figures as accredited official statistics. The supplied text does not include infection counts or findings on changes during the period. The statistics cover bloodstream infections and C. difficile infections by month.