New York Hospital Virtually Eliminates CRE Transmission in ICU Settings
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 03/07/2013 04:08 PM EST Montefiore Medical Center has reduced carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) patient colonization in all of its ICUs by 53% and patient-to-patient transmission has been virtually eliminated using a highly successful patient safety intervention based on CDC’s infection prevention guidelines to reduce CRE.Montefiore’s intervention was designed to be replicated at other acute care hospitals. Learn more about their efforts to protect patients from the threat of CRE and other multi-drug resistant bacteria.
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