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| NHS superbug figures 'offer hope' | NHS superbug figures 'offer hope' |
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| Hospitals in England may be beginning to win the battle against infections, latest figures suggest. | Hospitals in England may be beginning to win the battle against infections, latest figures suggest. |
| Cases of MRSA are down by 10% from April to June - but it is not enough to halve the rate by the 2008 target date, the Health Protection Agency revealed. | Cases of MRSA are down by 10% from April to June - but it is not enough to halve the rate by the 2008 target date, the Health Protection Agency revealed. |
| And there are early indications Clostridium difficile infections may also be falling - the number of new cases was down 7% in the same period. | |
| But experts warned there had been changes in the way data was collected. | But experts warned there had been changes in the way data was collected. |
| The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the MRSA figures were impressive given hospitals were treating increasing numbers of elderly and seriously ill patients. | The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the MRSA figures were impressive given hospitals were treating increasing numbers of elderly and seriously ill patients. |
| The latest quarterly figures for MRSA show 1,303 cases reported between April and June this year compared with 1,447 reported between January and March. | The latest quarterly figures for MRSA show 1,303 cases reported between April and June this year compared with 1,447 reported between January and March. |
| For C difficile, the figures showed there were 13,660 cases in patients aged 65 years or over from April to June 2007, a reduction of 1,022 cases on the same period last year. | |
| MRSA has been steadily falling since September 2006, but C difficile cases have been on the rise. | MRSA has been steadily falling since September 2006, but C difficile cases have been on the rise. |