Description:
This
program discusses how drug resistance for Enterobacteriaceae is a developing
global health problem. Also discussed is diagnosis, prevention, isolation and
treatment of these drug-resistant gram negative infections.
Learning Objectives:
- Outline
the history and growing threat posed by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
(CRE).
- Describe
the resistance mechanisms and implications of CRE.
- Define
lab testing procedures for CRE.
- Discuss
antimicrobial stewardship and ways antimicrobials are commonly misused.
Author(s):
Sarah E. Boyd, MD
Launched: 2017