Healthcare-Associated Infection

On an annual basis NISRA produce detailed statistics relating to deaths from Healthcare-Associated Infections. Tables are produced for both Clostridium Difficile related deaths and MRSA related deaths and include age standardised mortality rates for these causes as well as information relating to age, gender, underlying cause of death and place of death.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

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Clostridium Difficile Related Hospital Deaths, 2004-2014

The Public Inquiry into the outbreak of Clostridium Difficile provides more information in relation to C.Difficile.

Quarterly statistics for the number of deaths from Healthcare-Associated infections in more recent years is available in the Registrar General Quarterly Report

Further information about Healthcare-Associated Infection Published by CDSC (NI)

Most recent documents

2008-2018 CDIFF Deaths

12 August 2020

2008-2018 MRSA Deaths

12 August 2020

C Difficile Paper

30 June 2006

MRSA Paper

30 September 2005