Acute Communicable
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Acute Communicable Disease Control


Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE)


Enterobacterales is a gram-negative bacteria that can cause infections in healthcare settings, including pneumonia, bloodstream infections, wound or surgical site infections, and meningitis. Increasingly, Enterobacterales bacteria have developed antibiotic resistance, most recently to the class of antibiotics known as carbapenems. When bacteria such as Enterobacterales produce an enzyme known as a carbapenemase, they are referred to as carbapenemase producing organisms or carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE). This is considered a threat to patient safety because carbapenem antibiotics often are the last line of defense against gram-negative infections that are resistant to other antibiotics.   

Reporting Instructions

California AR Lab Network Webinar- Diverse Mechanisms of Resistance in CRE (6-26-18)
Webinar Slides
ACDC Guidance for the Notification of Patients, Visitors, and Healthcare Personnel Affected by Outbreaks Identified in the Acute Care Hospital Setting

CDC Travel Alert: Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomona aeruginosa Infections Following Invasive Medical Procedures in Tijuana, Mexico (1-14-19)

Health Officer Order for Reporting Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and Antimicrobial Resistance (1-19-17)

Instructions for Complying with CRE Reporting Requirements (3-15-21)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Reporting CRE (4-5-21)

CRE Case Report Form

Los Angeles County Acute Care Antibiogram Data

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infections Associated with Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Procedures, Los Angeles County (2015)

CRE Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)  English  Spanish

Reporting Instruction Webinars
2017 LACDPH CRE and AR Health Officer Order Webinar
For questions, please email us at hai@ph.lacounty.gov

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