Patient Safety Tool: AHRQ CRE Control and Prevention Toolkit

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published a toolkit for organizations to use to develop interventions to control carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.

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Most CRE cases in the United States are caused by Kebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase, a dangerous, antibiotic-resistant germ. The AHRQ funded leading KPC researchers to develop the toolkit.

Access the toolkit, titled “Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Control and Prevention Toolkit,” by clicking here.

Note: View our database providing more than 400 reports that link to free downloadable and adaptable tools for use in surgery centers, hospitals and other organizations by clicking here.

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