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Acinetobacter

Volume 455: debated on Monday 8 January 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of infection with the bacteria Acinetobacter there were in the NHS in (a) 2003, (b) 2004 and (c) 2005, broken down by NHS trust. (110335)

Microbiology laboratories are invited to report cases of Acinetobacter bloodstream infections to the Health Protection Agency. Data are not available by trust.

The numbers of Acinetobacter bloodstream infections in England, Wales and Northern Ireland reported in the past three years are shown in the table.

Number

2003

1,130

2004

1,117

2005

1,127

Notes: 1. Acinetobacter spp bacteraemia in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: 2001 to 2005 Communicable Disease Report (CDR) Weekly2006; 16 (42) 19 October 2006. 2. http://www.hpa.org.uk/cdr/archives/2006/cdr4206.pdf Source: Health Protection Agency.