Mandatory Surveillance of MRSA, C. Difficile, and MSSA Bacteraemia in the UK

Mandatory surveillance data for MRSA bacteraemia, Clostridium difficile infection, and MSSA bacteraemia collected by the Health Protection Agency. The dataset is designated as Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics. It was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Track incidence rates of MRSA bacteraemia based on mandatory reporting.
• Analyze trends in Clostridium difficile infections based on surveillance data.
• Monitor MSSA bacteraemia cases based on mandatory reporting.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of infection control policies based on surveillance outcomes.

Strengths

• Data originates from mandatory surveillance, suggesting systematic collection.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, indicating recent data availability.
• Published under the OGL-UK-3.0 license, allowing for reuse.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Health Protection Agency

Collection Method

Mandatory surveillance

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:25.381299; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, based on source agency and platform.