A survey of infection control strategies for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Department of Veterans' Affairs facilities.

A survey of Veterans' Affairs Medical Centers on control of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and carbapenem-producing CRE (CP-CRE) demonstrated that most facilities use VA guidelines but few screen for CRE/CP-CRE colonization regularly or regularly communicate CRE/CP-CRE status at patient transfer. Most respondents were knowledgeable about CRE guidelines but cited lack of adequate resources.

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Swetha Ramanathan, Katie J Suda, Margaret A Fitzpatrick, Marylou Guihan, Cassie Cunningham Goedken, Nasia Safdar, Martin Evans, Makoto Jones, Christopher D Pfeiffer, Eli N Perencevich, Michael Rubin, Charlesnika T Evans, QUERI CARRIAGE Program. A survey of infection control strategies for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Department of Veterans' Affairs facilities. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2022 Jul;43(7):939-942

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PMID: 32959749

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