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Outcomes of an Enhanced Surveillance Program for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Margaret Fitzpatrick ,
Teresa Zembower ,
Michael Malczynski ,
Chao Qi  and
Maureen K. Bolon
Margaret Fitzpatrick*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Teresa Zembower
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Michael Malczynski
Affiliation:
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Chao Qi
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Maureen K. Bolon
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
*
645 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60611 (margaret-fitzpatrick-0@northwestern.edu).
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Abstract

Optimal surveillance strategies for identifying patients colonized with and at risk for transmitting carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are urgently needed. We instituted an enhanced surveillance program for CRE that identified unrecognized CRE-colonized patients but failed to identify possible CRE transmissions. We also identified risk factors associated with transmitting CRE.

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Concise Communication
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 4: Special Topic Issue: Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms , April 2014 , pp. 419 - 422
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014

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