Carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) surveillance in acute care facilities [16]
| Screening upon admission | Weekly screening |
|---|---|
| 1) Direct transfer from other hospital | 1) Patients in ICU |
| 2) Direct transfer from LTAC | 2) Patients in LTAC |
| 3) Direct transfer from LTCF with known endemicity | 3) Dependent elderly patients in medical non-ICU wards with high colonization pressure |
| 4) Direct transfer from a different ward in a facility | 4) Dependent post-operative patients in surgical non-ICU wards with high colonization pressure |
| 5) Recent hospitalization in acute care hospital with 6 months | 5) Patients in hemato-oncologic units |
| 6) Patients from high endemic countries | 6) Patients of wards with high colonization pressure |
Abbreviations: LTAC, long term acute care facility; LTCF, long term care facilities; ICU, intensive care unit.
Korean J healthc assoc Infect Control Prev 2023;28:185~191 https://doi.org/10.14192/kjicp.2023.28.2.185
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