(60 minutes)
Meet the Speaker:
Arjun Srinivasan, MD
CDR USPHS
Team Lead, Response Team
Medical Director, Get Smart for Healthcare
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Duration:
60 minutes
Webinar Description:
Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae an emerging multi-drug resistant organism in healthcare settings. Infections caused by these pathogens are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Fortunately, though they are being encountered more commonly, they are not yet endemic in most of the United States This talk will review the current epidemiology and microbiology of these pathogens and will discuss recent CDC infection control recommendations targeted at Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
