How many people die from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection each year?
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) provides national statistics on causes of deaths. ONS statistics show that in 2004 in England and Wales, 1168 death certificates mentioned MRSA as a factor contributing to the death of those individuals. In 360 of these individuals MRSA recorded as the main cause of death, in other words a death due to MRSA infection.
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