CRE Bacteremia Treatment

CE / CME

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

Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (0.025 CEUs)

Physicians: Maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Released: December 08, 2023

Expiration: December 07, 2024

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

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Please answer the questions below.
1.

Which mechanism of resistance among gram-negative bacteria is routinely identifiable with currently available genotypic rapid diagnostic tests?

2.

NDM is detected on blood culture PCR results for your patient with K. pneumoniae bloodstream infection secondary to a urinary source. If following IDSA guidance, what would you recommend as treatment?

3.

Rate your agreement with this statement: An institution without rapid diagnostic testing for bloodstream infections should advocate for them.