Quarterly Epidemiological Commentary: MRSA and C. Difficile Infection Surveillance

Mandatory surveillance data on MRSA bacteraemia and C. difficile infection, analyzed quarterly by the Health Protection Agency. The data is designated as Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics. The record was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze quarterly trends in MRSA bacteraemia based on mandatory surveillance data mentioned in the description
• Model the epidemiology of C. difficile infection based on official statistics
• Monitor the effectiveness of infection control measures based on longitudinal surveillance data

Strengths

• Data is sourced from mandatory surveillance, suggesting systematic collection
• Analyses are conducted quarterly, providing regular temporal snapshots
• Produced by the Health Protection Agency, an authoritative public health body

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Health Protection Agency

Collection Method

Mandatory surveillance data collection

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:00.060138; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, inferred from platform 'uk_data' and source agency