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CRE for Health Professionals

  • CRE for Health Professionals Home
  • Case Definition and Reporting
  • Isolate Submission and Laboratory Testing
  • Resistance Mechanisms
  • Other Guidelines and Resources
  • Trainings and Webinars

Related Topics

  • CRE Home
  • Hospital Admission Screening for CPO and C. auris Colonization
  • Infection Prevention & Control
  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • Hand Hygiene
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Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
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Contact Info

Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

CRE Information for Health Professionals

Testing and Reporting

  • Surveillance Case Definition and Reporting
    CRE surveillance definition and reporting to MDH.
     
  • Isolate Submission and Laboratory Testing
    Laboratory testing protocols for CRE and isolate submission to MDH.

About CRE Resistance Mechanisms

  • CRE Resistance Mechanisms
    Information for health care personnel about resistance mechanisms responsible for CRE.

Guidelines and Recommendations

  • Hospital Admission Screening for CPO and C. auris Colonization
    MDH hospital admission screening recommendations to detect carbapenemase-producing organism (CPO) and Candida auris colonization in Minnesota patients who received health care abroad or in certain U.S. regions in the past 12 months.
  • Containment Checklist for Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms for Long-term Care Facilities (PDF) 
    MDH checklist for infection prevention and control in long-term care facilities providing care for a resident with a carbapenemase-producing organism (CPO) such as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), Pseudomonas, or Acinetobacter with at least one or more carbapenemase-producing genes (e.g., KPC, NDM, VIM, IMP, or OXA-48).
  • CDC: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) Infection Control
    CDC recommendations for detection, tracking, and reporting of CRE.
  • Other Guidelines and Resources 
    Guidelines and resources to prevent CRE transmission in health care facilities.

Trainings and Webinars

  • CRE Trainings and Webinars
    Resources for health care providers interested in learning more about CRE.
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Last Updated: 11/25/2024

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