title: Thirty-day laboratory-based surveillance for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.
abstract: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are a growing problem in the United States. We explored the feasibility of active laboratory-based surveillance of CRE in a metropolitan area not previously considered to be an area of CRE endemicity. We provide a framework to address CRE surveillance and to monitor changes in the incidence of CRE infection over time.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Edwin C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Kristin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Paula M Snippes
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Vagnone
authors.forename: Jane E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.forename: Alexander J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kallen
authors.forename: Brandi M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Limbago
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lynfield
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003428:Cross Infection; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015780:Carbapenems