HAIpreventionStories_MN_CRE_508.pdf
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HAIpreventionStories_WI_CRE_508.pdf
July 20, 2012
- 41 states have confirmed cases of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), a dangerous drug-resistant “superbug” that can have up to a 40% death rate.
- To determine CRE prevalence in acute care facilities, Wisconsin made CRE a reportable disease [PDF-663KB]; after six months, 11 CRE events were uncovered from seven hospitalized patients.
- Minnesota expanded and tailored existing CRE recommendations and strengthened its relationship [PDF-629KB] with laboratories and infection entionists in healthcare facilities across the state.
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