Open AccessRising Rates of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Community Hospitals: A Mixed-Methods Review of Epidemiology and Microbiology Practices in a Network of Community Hospitals in the Southeastern United States
Author(s) -
Joshua T. Thaden,
Sarah S. Lewis,
Kevin C. Hazen,
Kirk Huslage,
Vance G. Fowler,
Rebekah W. Moehring,
Luke F. Chen,
Constance D. Jones,
Zack Moore,
Daniel J. Sexton,
Deverick J. Anderson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
infection control and hospital epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.243
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1559-6834
pISSN - 0899-823X
DOI - 10.1086/677157
Subject(s) - carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae , epidemiology , carbapenem , medicine , community hospital , enterobacteriaceae , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics , nursing , gene , biochemistry , escherichia coli
Describe the epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and examine the effect of lower carbapenem breakpoints on CRE detection.