Other CRE Guidelines and Resources

Guidelines and other CRE resources for Health Professionals.

Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines

• Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines
  General infection prevention guidelines, recommendations, and laws related to infection prevention.

CRE Guidelines and Recommendations

• CDC Health Advisory: New Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Warrant Additional Action by Healthcare Providers
  CDC Health Advisory, posted February, 2013.
• CDC Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings
  CDC guidelines to prevent and control MDROs such as MRSA and VRE in health care facilities. 
• CDC: About Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
  CDC website about CRE.
  • CDC: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) Infection Control

References

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