carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

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Epidemiology

Pathology

* the design of the scopes

Laboratory

Complications

  • septicemia due to CRE associated with 40-50% mortality

Management

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Additional terms

References

  1. Terhune C Superbug linked to 2 deaths at UCLA hospital; 179 potentially exposed. The Los Angeles Times. Feb 19, 2015
  2. FDA MedWatch. Feb 19, 2015 Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Duodenoscopes: FDA Safety Communication - Design May Impede Effective Cleaning. http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm434922.htm
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Yaffee AQ, Roser L, Daniels K et al Notes from the Field: Verona Integron-Encoded Metallo-Beta- Lactamase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a Neonatal and Adult Intensive Care Unit - Kentucky, 2015. MMWR Weekly / February 26, 2016 / 65(7);190 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6507a5.htm
  4. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) Facility Guidance for Control of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) - November 2015 Update CRE Toolkit. http://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/cre/cre-toolkit/
  5. 5.0 5.1 Morrill HJ, Pogue JM, Kaye KS, LaPlante KL. Treatment Options for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infections. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2015 May 5;2(2):ofv050. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26125030 Free PMC Article
  6. 6.0 6.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018
  7. 7.0 7.1 Kracalik I, Ham C, Smith AR, et al. Verona integron-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in U.S. residents associated with invasive medical procedures in Mexico, 2015-2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019 May 24; 68:463-464 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6820a4.htm