CRE Information for Health Professionals

Testing and Reporting

• Surveillance Case Definition and Reporting
  CRE surveillance definition and reporting to MDH.
  
  
• Isolate Submission and Laboratory Testing
  Laboratory testing protocols for CRE and isolate submission to MDH.

About CRE Resistance Mechanisms

• CRE Resistance Mechanisms
  Information for health care personnel about resistance mechanisms responsible for CRE.

Guidelines and Recommendations

• Hospital Admission Screening for CPO and C. auris Colonization
  MDH hospital admission screening recommendations to detect carbapenemase-producing organism (CPO) and Candida auris colonization in Minnesota patients who received health care abroad or in certain U.S. regions in the past 12 months.
  
  
• Recommendations for the Management of CRE in Acute and Long-term Acute Care Hospitals
  MDH recommendations for the prevention and control of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) or carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in acute and long-term acute care facilities.
  
  
• Recommendations for the Management of CRE in Long-term Care Facilities
  MDH recommendations for the prevention and control of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) or carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in long-term care facilities.
  
  
• Other Guidelines and Resources
  Guidelines and resources to prevent CRE transmission in health care facilities.

Trainings and Webinars

• CRE Trainings and Webinars
  Resources for health care providers interested in learning more about CRE.