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CRE Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Sourcebook: Clinical Data for Patients, Physicians, and Health Care Institutions on the New Threat of Untreatable "Superbug" Bacteria

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This comprehensive ebook provides authoritative information and practical advice from the nation's health experts at the CDC on the new threat posed by Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. CRE are untreatable or difficult-to-treat multidrug-resistant organisms that are emerging in the United States. Guidelines and documents on the CRE threat and related issues of multidrug-resistant bacteria are compiled in this convenient collection. There is detailed and specific advice and information for patients, clinicians, hospitals, and other health care providers.Contents include: CDC Guidance Documents and Updates through March 2013 * Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Infection Reports * Get Smart for Healthcare * Clinical Studies * Guidance for Control of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae - 2012 CRE Toolkit * Laboratory Protocol * Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms In Healthcare Settings, 2006 * Guide to Leading Medical WebsitesThis edition includes our exclusive Guide to Leading Medical Websites with updated links to 81 of the best sites for medical information, which let you quickly check for updates from the government and the best commercial portals, news sites, reference/textbook/non-commercial portals, and health organizations.Enterobacteriaceae are a family of bacteria that commonly cause infections in health-care settings as well as in the community. Among Enterobacteriaceae, resistance to broad-spectrum carbapenem antimicrobials has been uncommon. Over the past decade, however, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have been recognized in health-care settings as a cause of difficult-to-treat infections associated with high mortality. CRE infections are most commonly seen in people with exposure to healthcare settings like hospitals and long-term care facilities, such as skilled nursing facilities, and long-term acute care hospitals. In healthcare settings, CRE infections occur among sick patients who are receiving treatment

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