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Written question asked by Lord Hanningfield (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Warner (Labour) on Friday, 16 June 2006.

MRSA

Question
How many children under five years have (a) contracted, and (b) died from methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during (i) 2004; (ii) 2005; and (iii) 2006 to date.
Answer

Data on all cases of meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are not collected centrally. However, data that include a patient’s age on MRSA bloodstream infections have been collected under a voluntary scheme. The number of reports of MRSA bloodstream infections in children under five years of age in England are as follows.

Year Number of reports
2004 57
2005 61
20061 22
1provisional data Data source: Health Protection Agency Labbase Date data extracted: 06/06/06

Analysis of MRSA deaths in England and Wales is undertaken by the Office for National Statistics. The latest year for which figures are available is 2004 and MRSA was identified as a contributory factor in the death of one child under the age of five.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
6099; 683 c45-6WA
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Children Death MRSA
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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