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Resources

Publications

Laboratories

CRE Packet for Laboratories (PDF) - Illinois Department of Public Health
This packet contains guidelines and resources for laboratory testing and reporting of CRE, as listed below:

CRE Lab Testing Recommendations
Flowchart on recommended laboratory procedures for testing CRE
Guidelines on submitting CRE samples to the Illinois Department of Public Health
Memo to clinical laboratories requesting participation in a CRE laboratory validation project through July 31, 2015
Flowchart for reporting CRE isolates to the XDRO registry
The XDRO registry and CRE reporting requirements (Fact Sheet)
Illinois CRE Detect and Protect Campaign (Fact Sheet)

Healthcare Facilities

CRE Resource Packet for Healthcare Facilities (PDF) - Illinois Department of Public Health
This packet contains information gathered from national and state sources to help facilities with their CRE control efforts. The contents are listed below:

Overview

Illinois CRE Detect and Protect Campaign (Fact Sheet)
The XDRO registry and CRE reporting requirements (Fact Sheet)

CRE Toolkit

2012 CDC CRE Toolkit – Guidance for Control of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

CRE Information

CDC Vital Signs – Stop infections from lethal CRE germs now (Fact Sheet)
CDC Vital Signs – Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MMWR)
Guh AY, Limbago BM, Kallen AJ – Epidemiology and prevention of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in the United States
CDC – Detect and Protect

Patient Education

CDC – CRE: Patient FAQs
CRE educational sheet
High C’s of Infection Prevention and Control

Lab Testing

Flowchart – Recommended Laboratory Procedures for Testing CRE
Submitting Samples to the Illinois Department of Public Health
Memo to clinical laboratories requesting participation in a CRE laboratory validation project through July 31, 2015

Antibiotic Use

CDC Vital Signs – Antibiotic Rx in hospitals: proceed with caution (Fact Sheet)
CDC Get Smart – Antibiotic use in nursing homes
Illinois Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative

Transfer Form

Inter-facility Infection Prevention Transfer Form

2012 CRE Toolkit - CDC
To help protect patients from CRE transmission, CDC released a CRE toolkit in 2012 which expands on the 2009 CDC recommendations and continues to be updated as new information becomes available.

CRE Control and Prevention Toolkit - AHRQ
Leaders in infectious disease and infection control, as well as those concerned with patient safety and performance improvement, can use this toolkit to develop interventions to control CRE.