Number of reports of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia by age group (with percentage MRSA*), England and Wales, 1990–2001
| Age group | 1990 (%) | 1991 (%) | 1992 (%) | 1993 (%) | 1994 (%) | 1995 (%) | 1996 (%) | 1997 (%) | 1998 (%) | 1999 (%) | 2000 (%) | 2001 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *As a percentage of total Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia reports with methicillin susceptibility information available. | ||||||||||||
| <1 mth | 140 | 174 | 184 | 150 | 148 | 177 | 161 | 174 | 171 | 198 | 181 | 199 |
| (0) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (3) | (5) | (10) | (9) | (14) | (19) | (13) | |
| 1–11 mth | 106 | 127 | 114 | 138 | 97 | 110 | 152 | 145 | 152 | 156 | 130 | 168 |
| (3) | (2) | (4) | (2) | (3) | (3) | (9) | (6) | (8) | (13) | (10) | (13) | |
| 1–4 y | 125 | 131 | 129 | 134 | 144 | 134 | 145 | 151 | 177 | 155 | 158 | 211 |
| (0) | (2) | (0) | (4) | (3) | (2) | (6) | (4) | (8) | (13) | (13) | (10) | |
| 5–9 y | 95 | 94 | 86 | 102 | 93 | 83 | 78 | 135 | 114 | 117 | 115 | 103 |
| (3) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (3) | (3) | (3) | (5) | (8) | (10) | (6) | (6) | |
| 10–14 y | 103 | 119 | 103 | 116 | 126 | 116 | 84 | 108 | 124 | 103 | 134 | 139 |
| (0) | (2) | (1) | (0) | (2) | (4) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (5) | (15) | (6) | |
| >14 y | 4026 | 4105 | 4183 | 4808 | 5160 | 5806 | 7103 | 8652 | 9377 | 9955 | 11427 | 12040 |
| (2) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (9) | (15) | (23) | (32) | (37) | (39) | (43) | (45) | |