MRSA infections in England continue to fall

摘要

MRSA bloodstream infections in England are continuing to fall, according to the latest quarterly statistics from the Health Protection Agency (HPA).rnThere were 725 MRSA bloodstream infections in England in the three months from July to September, a 13% decrease on the previous quarter (April to June), when there were 837 cases, and a 33% reduction on the corresponding quarter of 2007, when there were 1,082 cases.rnThe NHS cut MRSA bloodstream infections by 50% across England in the previous quarter.