CRE Infection Prevention and Control

• Regardless of the mechanism causing carbapenem resistance, infection prevention and control measures should be implemented immediately.
  
  
• Prompt implementation of infection control strategies upon identification of CRE is extremely important in all health care facilities to prevent the spread of CRE.
  • Healthcare personnel must follow specific infection prevention and control precautions, including the use of personal protective equipment.
  • Healthcare personnel should provide family members with information on how they can help prevent the spread of these organisms.
  • Enterobacteriaceae can be transmitted if the patient is colonized or infected.
  • No recommendation can be made regarding when to discontinue infection prevention and control precautions.