CDC Releases Vital CRE Information for Consumers and Healthcare Providers

CDC Releases Vital CRE Information for Consumers and Healthcare Providers

CDC Releases Vital CRE Information for Consumers and Healthcare Providers

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 03/06/2013 08:00 AM EST

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In conjunction with the latest release of CDC’s Vital Signs report on CRE, CDC is unveiling educational resources for consumers and healthcare providers in conjunction with our partners at Medscape and WebMD.

CDC and Medscape present a CRE slide show titled “Antibiotics for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: The End Is Near,” which spotlights the increase of carbapenem resistance among Enterobacteriaceae; the causes, spread, reporting, and tracking of CRE; and what steps clinicians can take to stop infections from lethal CRE now.

On WebMD, CDC is providing valuable consumer information on CRE in a Q&A format via Dr. Arjun Srinivasan’s WebMD Answers expert page. People can find helpful answers to questions ranging from “What are CRE?” to “What can patients do to protect themselves from getting a CRE infection?”  Click here for more information.

For additional CRE resources, tool kits, and materials, see www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/hai/cre.