NEW US TOOLKIT ADDRESSES CRE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

[Michael Wishart]

[Posted on behalf of ACIPC President, Marija Juraja – Moderator]
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Control and Prevention Toolkit

Leaders in infectious disease and infection control, as well as those concerned with patient safety and performance improvement, can use this toolkit to develop interventions to control carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). CRE are the result of a complex family of plasmid-borne resistance factors that circulate among Enterobacteriaceae. In the United States, the overwhelming majority of CRE cases are caused by the plasmid-borne Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) gene circulating among Enterobacteriaceae, mostly commonly among Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates. KPC-producing organisms have spread epidemically in the United States and around the world among hospitalized patients.

Prepared by:

Victoria A. Parker, Ed.M., D.B.A.
Caroline K. Logan, M.P.H.
Boston University School of Public Health
Boston, MA

Brian Currie, M.D., M.P.H.
Montefiore Medical Center
New York, NY
http://www.ahrq.gov/cretoolkit

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