Identifying patients at high risk for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales carriage upon admission to acute-care hospitals

• Main Authors: Jessica Howard-Anderson (Author), Radhika Prakash Asrani (Author), Chris Bower (Author), Chad Robichaux (Author), Rishi Kamaleswaran (Author), Jesse Jacob (Author), Scott Fridkin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Prompt identification of patients colonized or infected with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) upon admission can help ensure rapid initiation of infection prevention measures and may reduce intrafacility transmission of CRE. The Chicago CDC Prevention Epicenters Program previo...