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Written question asked by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 October 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 October 2008. It was answered by Ann Keen (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 October 2008 on behalf of the Department of Health.


MRSA: Hertfordshire

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients contracted MRSA in hospitals in West Hertfordshire in the last five years.
Answer

The latest information available on the number of cases of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) by West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust is shown in the following table.

Number of reports to the HPA MRSA rate per 10,000 bed days
April 2003 to March 2004 45 1.9
April 2007 to September 2007 37 1.8
October 2007 to March 2008 15 1.2
April 2008 to June 2008 4 0.7

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
481 c375-6W; 228363
Session
2007-08
Subjects
MRSA Hertfordshire
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk