Screening for carriage of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in settings of high endemicity: a position paper from an Italian working group on CRE infections

Screening for carriage of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in settings of high endemicity: a position paper from an Italian working group on CRE infections

Abstract Introduction A variety of national and international guidelines exist around the management of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CREs), but some of these are several years old and do not reflect current epidemiology and they also do not necessarily give pragmatic advice around active...

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Main Authors: Simone Ambretti, Matteo Bassetti, Pierangelo Clerici, Nicola Petrosillo, Fabio Tumietto, Pierluigi Viale, Gian Maria Rossolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Carbapenem-resistant
Enterobacteriaceae
Active surveillance
Infection control
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-019-0591-6

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