The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 278 No 7437 p125
3 February 2007

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Quarterly HCAI figures published

There were 42,625 cases of Clostridium difficile infection reported by NHS trusts in England in the first three quarters of 2006, a rise of 5.5 per cent over 2005. Data on meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus blood-stream infections indicate a 5.0 per cent fall.

The Health Protection Agency says it will now publish surveillance figures each quarter.