title: Outcomes of an enhanced surveillance program for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
abstract: Optimal surveillance strategies for identifying patients colonized with and at risk for transmitting carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are urgently needed. We instituted an enhanced surveillance program for CRE that identified unrecognized CRE-colonized patients but failed to identify possible CRE transmissions. We also identified risk factors associated with transmitting CRE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zembower
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malczynski
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Maureen K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Bolon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002641:Chicago; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D015780:Carbapenems