Use of the Extensively Drug-resistant Organism (XDRO) Registry for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Reporting and Initiation of Transmission Precautions — Chicago, Illinois, 2016

BACKGROUND: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are a group of multidrug-resistant bacteria that cause ~9,000 infections annually; ~50% of CRE bloodstream infections are fatal. The use of contact precautions (CP) for CRE patients can prevent transmission. To improve CRE surveillance and in...

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Autores principales: Kerins, Janna L, Tang, Angela, Black, Stephanie, Pacilli, Massimo, Lin, Michael Y, Trick, William E, Kemble, Sarah K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632277/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.326

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632277/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.326

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