HC Deb 17 September 2004 vol 424 c2000W
Mr. Iris Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus there were in each of the last 10 years. [187444]

Miss Melanie Johnson

Laboratory reported of vancomycin resistant enterococcal bacteraemias for each year form 1993 to 2003 for England are shown in the table.

Vancomycin resistant enterococcus infections
Number
1993 30
1994 49
1995 66
1996 73
1997 63
1998 119
1999 119
2000 184
2001 159
2002 253
2003 331