Research and analysis

Laboratory surveillance of paediatric bacteraemia in England

Voluntary surveillance of paediatric bacteraemia in England.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 24 January 2023
• Last updated: 24 February 2026
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  1. 24 February 2026

     Removed survey callout box.

  2. 15 May 2025

     Added survey request.

  3. 27 February 2025

     HPR 19(2) annual report, presenting data for 2019 to 2023 was added, with associated data tables file.

  4. 18 November 2024

     Published corrected version of 'Laboratory surveillance of paediatric BSI and antimicrobial resistance (England) 2018 to 2022'.

  5. 14 November 2024

     Removed 'Laboratory surveillance of paediatric bloodstream infections and antimicrobial resistance in England: 2018 to 2022' as it contained incorrect data.

  6. 14 November 2024

     Added corrected version 2 of the report 'Laboratory surveillance of paediatric BSI and AMR in England: 2018 to 2022' and its associated data tables file.

  7. 9 August 2024

     The report, “Laboratory surveillance of paediatric bacterial bloodstream infections and antimicrobial resistance in England: 2018 to 2022” (and its associated data tables file) temporarily withdrawn pending resolution of data quality issues.

  8. 21 December 2023

     Added HPR 17(15) annual report for 2022 and associated data tables.

  9. 24 January 2023

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Laboratory surveillance of paediatric bacterial bacteraemia and antimicrobial resistance in England: 2019 to 2023

Ref: HPR 19(2)

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Laboratory surveillance of paediatric bacterial bacteraemia and AMR (England) 2019 to 2023: data tables

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Laboratory surveillance of paediatric BSI and antimicrobial resistance (England) 2018 to 2022

Ref: HPR 18(10) GOV-17328

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Laboratory surveillance of paediatric BSI and antimicrobial resistance (England) 2018 to 2022: data tables

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Laboratory surveillance of paediatric bloodstream infections and antimicrobial resistance in England: 2017 to 2021

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Laboratory surveillance of paediatric bloodstream infections and antimicrobial resistance in England: 2017 to 2021 appendix

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Details

Analysis of data from voluntary reports of bacteraemia in the paediatric population (including trend data and antimicrobial susceptibility by age group) for England.

Note (February 2025): The term ‘bloodstream infections’ was used in earlier reports on this page, however, as the reports are based on microbiological laboratory results, from 2025 the term ‘bacteraemia’ is used instead.

Corrigendum (November 2024): An updated version of ‘Laboratory surveillance of paediatric bacterial bloodstream infections and antimicrobial resistance in England: 2018 to 2022’ was published in HPR 18(10), November 2024.