The CDC highlights the rising threat of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in U.S. healthcare settings, emphasizing the urgent need for awareness and action among patients and healthcare providers. This drug-resistant bacteria poses significant risks, leading to life-threatening infections that are increasingly difficult to treat.
CDC will host a telephone-only media availability to discuss the new Vital Signs report on a drug-resistant bacteria called carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) that is spreading in U.S. inpatient medical facilities. These bacteria cause life-threatening infections that are difficult, and in some cases, impossible to treat. In some places, these bacteria are already posing a routine threat to patients and their medical teams. Learn what this means to patients and health care providers,
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: Vital Signs Report Details Rising Threat from Lethal CRE Bacteria - Media Advisory”