Taxonomy
- Family Enterobacteriaceae (colloquially termed “enteric bacteria”)
Organisms
- Citrobacter (see Citrobacter, Citrobacter)
- Cronobacter
- Enterobacter (see Enterobacter, Enterobacter)
- Escherichia Coli (see Escherichia Coli, Escherichia Coli): aerobic GNR
- Hafnia
- Klebsiella (see Klebsiella, Klebsiella): aerobic GNR
- Pantoea
- Plesiomonas
- Proteus (see Proteus, Proteus)
- Raoultella
- Salmonella (see Salmonella, Salmonella)
- Serratia (see Serratia, Serratia)
- Shigella (see Shigella, Shigella)
- Yersinia (see Yersinia, Yersinia)
Microbiology
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
- Incidence: 2.93 cases/100k population [MEDLINE]
- Organisms [MEDLINE]
- Carbapenem-Resistant (Excluding Ertapenem)/Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Escherichia Coli (see Escherichia Coli, Escherichia Coli)
- Carbapenem-Resistant (Excluding Ertapenem)/Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Enterobacter Aerogenes (see Enterobacter Aerogenes, Enterobacter Aerogenes)
- Carbapenem-Resistant (Excluding Ertapenem)/Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Enterobacter Cloacae Complex (see Enterobacter Cloacae, Enterobacter Cloacae)
- Carbapenem-Resistant (Excluding Ertapenem)/Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae (see Klebsiella Pneumoniae, Klebsiella Pneumoniae)
- Carbapenem-Resistant (Excluding Ertapenem)/Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Klebsiella Oxytoca (see Klebsiella Oxytoca, Klebsiella Oxytoca)*
- Clinical Associations
- Most CRE’s were isolated from a urinary source
- Most CRE’s were associated with high prevalence of prior hospitalizations, prior indwelling devices, or discharge to a long-term care setting
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]