Thirty-day laboratory-based surveillance for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area

摘要

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are a growing problem in the United States. We explored the feasibility of active laboratory-based surveillance of CRE in a metropolitan area not previously considered to be endemic for CRE. We provide a framework to address CRE surveillance and to monitor changes in CRE incidence over time.