Most CRE’s were associated with high prevalence of prior hospitalizations, prior indwelling devices, or discharge to a long-term care setting
Clinical Manifestaions
Gastrointestinal Manifestations
Hemorrhagic Colitis: especially in patients treated with penicillin derivatives
Mechanism: production of a cytotoxin
Other Manifestations
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Treatment
Acute Skin/Skin Structure Infection
Ceftaroline (Teflaro, Zinfloro) (see Ceftaroline, [[Ceftaroline]])
Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
Ceftaroline (Teflaro, Zinfloro) (see Ceftaroline, [[Ceftaroline]])
References
Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in 7 US Communities, 2012-2013. JAMA. 2015 Oct 5:1479-1487. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.12480 [MEDLINE]