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		Deaths involving MRSA Product   Details of deaths in England and Wales where Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was reported as a contributory factor. National trend data are provided from 1993 to 2006. Data are also provided for deaths involving MRSA from 2001-06 by individual communal establishment (for example, hospitals, nursing homes) where the death took place. MRSA is a variety of Staphylococcus aureus that is resistant to meticillin, and some of the other antibiotics that are usually used to treat Staphylococcus aureus. Those who die with MRSA are usually patients who were already very ill and it is instead their existing illness, rather than MRSA, which is often designated as the underlying cause of death. There is therefore an interest in the number of deaths where MRSA contributed to th... View more information about this product   These National Statistics are produced to high professional standards and released according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. Office for National Statistics (ONS), Annual, Contact: +44 (0)20 7533 5250 19/08/09 News Release - Fall in deaths linked to C.difficile and MRSA (Pdf) Deaths involving MRSA Statistical Bulletin - 2008 (Pdf) Latest on: MRSA (Web link) 26/02/2009 News release - Reporting MRSA infection on death certificates (Pdf) Deaths involving MRSA by communal establishment: England and Wales, 2001-07 (288Kb - Xls) Article: Deaths involving MRSA and Clostridium difficile by communal establishment, England and Wales, 2001-2006 (Web link) Deaths involving MRSA - age-standardised rates (36Kb - Xls) Deaths involving MRSA - numbers of deaths (29Kb - Xls) Deaths involving Clostridium difficile (Web link)   Accessibility|FAQs and Contact Us|Terms & Conditions|Privacy Statement Link to us|Crown Copyright applies unless otherwise stated