McKnight’s published an article this morning on the rise in Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in long-term care facilities. The Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) states these bacteria kill about half of all people who become infected, and are resistant to antibiotic treatments. These CRE bacteria are even resistant to the antibiotics “of last resort” and can transfer their resistance to other kinds of bacteria. 
The CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion states that this may likely be the beginning of the end of antibiotics. Fortunately, the CDC has guidelines that can halt CRE infections before they become widespread in a facility. Additionally, the CDC has released a toolkit to assist with CRE infections. Unfortunately, these materials will only help to prevent the further spread of CRE infections, not assist those suffering from such infections.
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Todd Selby at 317.977.1440 or tselby@hallrender.com;
Brian Jent at 317.977.1402 or bjent@hallrender.com; or
David Bufford at 502.568.9368 or dbufford@hallrender.com,
or your regular Hall Render attorney.
