CRE Bacteremia Treatment
CRE-ating Success: How I Use Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Manage Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Bacteremia

Released: December 07, 2023

Julie Ann Justo
Julie Ann Justo, PharmD, MS, FIDSA, BCPS

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In this podcast, Julie Ann Justo, PharmD, MS, FIDSA, BCPS, discusses treatment of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) infections, including:

  • Burden of CRE infections in the United States
  • Mechanisms of resistance
  • Changing epidemiology
  • Use of rapid diagnostic tests
  • IDSA guidance recommendations, including supporting data
  • Approach to designing treatment regimens, including weighing patient- and infection-related factors