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Thirty-Day Laboratory-Based Surveillance for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Edwin C. Pereira ,
Kristin M. Shaw ,
Paula M. Snippes Vagnone ,
Jane E. Harper ,
Alexander J. Kallen ,
Brandi M. Limbago  and
Ruth Lynfield
Edwin C. Pereira*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine; , University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Kristin M. Shaw
Affiliation:
Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota
Paula M. Snippes Vagnone
Affiliation:
Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota
Jane E. Harper
Affiliation:
Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota
Alexander J. Kallen
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Brandi M. Limbago
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Ruth Lynfield
Affiliation:
Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota
*
420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 250, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (pere0051@umn.edu)
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Abstract

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are a growing problem in the United States. We explored the feasibility of active laboratory-based surveillance of CRE in a metropolitan area not previously considered to be an area of CRE endemicity. We provide a framework to address CRE surveillance and to monitor changes in the incidence of CRE infection over time.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 4: Special Topic Issue: Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms , April 2014 , pp. 423 - 425
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014

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