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| C diff deaths 'continue to rise' | C diff deaths 'continue to rise' |
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| The number of deaths involving the hospital bug Clostridium difficile in England and Wales rose by 28% between 2006 and 2007, official figures show. | The number of deaths involving the hospital bug Clostridium difficile in England and Wales rose by 28% between 2006 and 2007, official figures show. |
| The Office for National Statistics data reports C difficile was mentioned on 8,324 death certificates compared to 6,480 in the previous year. | The Office for National Statistics data reports C difficile was mentioned on 8,324 death certificates compared to 6,480 in the previous year. |
| Experts say the increase may partly be due to better reporting of the infection. | Experts say the increase may partly be due to better reporting of the infection. |
| However, deaths from the superbug MRSA fell slightly over the same period. | However, deaths from the superbug MRSA fell slightly over the same period. |
| It went down from 1,652 in 2006 to 1,593 in 2007 - the first time the number of MRSA-related deaths has fallen since the ONS began keeping records in 1993. | It went down from 1,652 in 2006 to 1,593 in 2007 - the first time the number of MRSA-related deaths has fallen since the ONS began keeping records in 1993. |
| Reporting | Reporting |
| In 2005 - when there were just 3,757 mentions of C difficile on death certificates - the government called for more accurate reporting of MRSA and C difficile on death certificates. | In 2005 - when there were just 3,757 mentions of C difficile on death certificates - the government called for more accurate reporting of MRSA and C difficile on death certificates. |
| The following year - 2006-07, the number of cases where C difficile was mentioned as a factor in a death soared by 72%. | The following year - 2006-07, the number of cases where C difficile was mentioned as a factor in a death soared by 72%. |
| The latest figures show that the proportion of deaths where it is cited as the underlying cause of death remained similar - at around 55%. | The latest figures show that the proportion of deaths where it is cited as the underlying cause of death remained similar - at around 55%. |
| The government wants to cut deaths linked to C difficile by a third by 2010-11. | |
| There has been a fall in the number of actual cases of C difficile. | |
| In the over-65s - the main age group affected - the number fell by 9% between 2006 and 2007 to 50,392. |