Diversity of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae epidemiology in long-term acute care rehabilitation settings from an area of hyper-endemicity, and evaluation of an intervention bundle

ConclusionsA peculiar CRE epidemiology was observed in a LTACRF from Italy, with very high rates of carriage and cross-transmission in SBI patients. A simplified infection control bundle was effective at reducing CRE colonization incidence in the SBI.
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research