Health inequalities in incidence of bacteraemias: a national surveillance and data linkage study, England, 2018 to 2022.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundHealth inequalities exist globally, but limited data exist on this topic for bacteraemia.AimIn this study we investigated health inequalities surrounding bacteraemia in England, to identify high-risk population groups and areas of intervention.MethodsWe retrospectively analysed English surveillance data between 2018 and 2022 for Escherichia coli, Klebsiella species, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and both meticillin-sensitive and resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA, MRSA) bacteraemia. Crude incidence rates stratified by index of multiple deprivation and ethnic groups were calculated; age-adjusted rate ratios were estimated using negative binomial regression models.ResultsWe identified 342,787 bacteraemia cases. Across all pathogens, as the level of deprivat

SUBMITTER: Mazzella A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11887031 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature