Drug-resistant infections threaten patient safety: CDC issues updated guidance to fight deadly carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) across healthcare

[Michael Wishart]

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*Drug-resistant infections threaten patient safety: CDC issues updated
guidance to fight deadly carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
across healthcare*

*CDC issues updated guidance to fight carbapenem-resistant
Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) across healthcare*

CDC has released updated recommendations

that detail how states and healthcare facilities should deal with
carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae

(CRE), deadly germs that cause healthcare-associated infections. CRE are
resistant to almost all drugs and can contribute to death in 40% of
patients who become infected. Not only are these organisms associated
with high mortality rates, but they have the potential to spread quickly.

Combating CRE will require a coordinated effort across healthcare,
public health, and industry. To tackle this threat, CDC is releasing
its///Guidance for Control of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae/
,
a new resource toolkit, which expands on the 2009 recommendations and
will continue to evolve as new information becomes available.

To access the new CRE toolkit
,
visit http://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/cre/cre-toolkit/index.html
.

To learn more about CRE and resources for patients
,
clinicians
,
healthcare facilities
,
and state health departments
,
visit CDCs expanded CRE website
.

To learn more about how CRE infections are tracked in the United States,
visit http://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/cre/TrackingCRE.html
.

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Michael Wishart
Infection Control Coordinator
St Vincent's Private Hospital Northside & St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane
Brisbane, QLD
michael.wishart@svha.org.au

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