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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.
