Table.
Death registrations with staphylococcal ICD-9 codes by year of death. Results are numbers (percentages)
| Year of death
|
1993
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
Total 1993-8
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of certificates with any mention of MRSA | 47 (7.5) | 88 (11.4) | 187 (18.3) | 290 (22.8) | 377 (26.2) | 398 (25.0) | 1387 (20.6) |
| Staphylococcal infection final underlying cause of death | 216 (34.3) | 249 (32.3) | 344 (33.7) | 435 (34.2) | 483 (33.6) | 546 (34.3) | 2273 (33.8) |
| Total deaths with any mention of staphylococcal codes | 630 (100) | 772 (100) | 1020 (100) | 1271 (100) | 1439 (100) | 1591 (100) | 6723 (100) |
ICD-9=international classification of diseases, 9th revision.
MRSA=methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.