Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Korea

Abstract

responding to carbapenemase-producing CRE (CP-CRE) in the United States. In 2016, CDC established the Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network (AR Lab Network). Through the network, labs in 50 states, many major cities, and Puerto Rico provide clinical laboratories access to advanced detection capacities to identify patients with CP-CRE infections. The AR Lab Network also provides testing to screen people at risk for CP-CRE to help slow or stop its spread. Patients with CP-CRE may have gone unrecognized before the AR Lab Network. When CP-CRE is identified now, health departments and healthcare facilities can take action to contain its spread, such as having healthcare providers wear gowns and gloves when providing care. This new national public health infrastructure means rapid action is taken to stop spread when even one CP-CRE case is identified.