What was the Confidential Study of Deaths Following MRSA infection?
The HPA in conjunction with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) undertook a confidential study to investigate a small number of deaths occurring in hospital following MRSA infection. The study attempted to identify at a patient level where the infection may have been caught, if the patient was suffering from any underlying conditions that may have left them prone to infection, how well their care was managed and what factors caused or contributed to their death.
