You've never heard of CRE before ? You're not alone !
CRE = carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CP-CRE)
CRE have been dubbed "nightmare" bacteria because they are resistant to most antibiotics and spread easily from person to person in hospital settings.
Transmission appears to be lower in more rural healthcare facilities, but that could reflect either failure to report the incidence, or, failure to test for the disease.
Invasive CRE infections can be severe and deadly in critically ill patients, with mortality rates as high as 50%.
More often, however, patients identified as CRE carriers are asymptomatic.
But these colonized patients can still transmit the organism to other patients.
(See the original news source listed for more information about CRE and the ease of transmission, especially in a hospital setting)
Hat Tip to bitt !
Common sense is not common to most of the public. Most people simply don’t understand that hospitals are collection points for sick people.