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Infectious Disease Reporting

  • Infectious Disease Reporting Home
  • Reportable Diseases
  • Methods of Reporting
  • Reporting Rule

Related Topics

  • Annual Summary of Disease Activity
  • Minnesota Electronic Disease Surveillance System (MEDSS)
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Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

Contact Info

Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

Reporting Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

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What to report
How to report
Who is required to report
Submitting clinical materials
More about CRE

What to report

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) must be reported to MDH within one working day.

  • Surveillance Case Definition and Reporting
    CRE surveillance definition and more information about reporting to MDH.

How to report CRE

  • Yellow Disease Report Card
    CRE may be reported using the MDH "Yellow Card."

  • Phone
    Any reportable infectious disease may be reported by phone to 651-201-5414 or 877-676-5414.

Submitting clinical materials

For CRE, submission of clinical materials (isolate, if available) to MDH is required by rule.

  • CRE Laboratory Testing and Protocols
    Information about submitting isolates to MDH PHL.

Who is required to report

  • Health care practitioners (health care facilities, medical laboratories, and in certain circumstances veterinarians and veterinary medical laboratories) are required to report disease to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) under Minnesota state law.
    • Unless previously reported, every licensed health care provider who provides care to any patient who has, is suspected of having, or has died from a reportable disease is required to report.
  • Any person in charge of any institution, school, child care facility, or camp is also required to report disease to MDH.

More about CRE

  • Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
    MDH comprehensive CRE resource page.
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Last Updated: 10/05/2022

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