This bulletin presents the latest figures on deaths mentioning either Clostridium difficile infection or Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Figures are presented for Wales and are broken down by sex, age group and whether the death occurred in hospital or elsewhere.
Publications
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Deaths involving Clostridium difficile or MRSA, Wales: 2015
Deaths where Clostridium difficile or MRSA infections were mentioned on the death certificate by sex, age group and whether the death occurred in hospital or elsewhere.
Data
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Deaths involving Clostridium difficile
Number of deaths where Clostridium difficile is involved. Age-specific and age-standardised rates broken down by sex and age group and place of death, Wales 1999, 2001 to 2016.
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Deaths involving MRSA: Wales
Numbers, age-standardised rates, age-specific rates and place of occurrence for deaths involving MRSA and Staphylococcus aureus, Wales, 1993 to 2016.
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