Polymicrobial outbreak of carbapenemase producing Enterobacterales managed using universal admission and discharge screening and water-safe built environment Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) are antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria which are increasing in incidence globally. Hospitals act as powerhouses for transmission of such bacteria wit...

💧How did an updated #CPE screening policy lead to the identification of risks from hospital wastewater systems?
💧Authors show how introduction of #WaterSafe concepts are effective in improving detection of CPE outbreaks and reducing transmission
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Polymicrobial outbreak of Carbapenemase producing Enterobacterales managed using universal admission and discharge screening and water-safe built environment Carbapenemase producing Enterobacterales (CPE) are antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria which are increasing in incidence globally. Hospitals act as powerhouses for transmission of such bacteria with some regions experiencing prolonged outbreaks and high prevalence for several years. Current screening strategies are based on admission and risk-based screening only. Growing evidence supports hospital wastewater as playing a key role in transmission. We describe how changes to the CPE screening policy at Wexham Park Hospital (WPH) identified a hospital-based outbreak which in turn led to identification and mitigation of risks from the hospital wastewater system.

💧How did an updated CPE screening policy lead to the identification of risks from hospital wastewater systems?
💧Authors show how introduction of #WaterSafe concepts are effective in improving detection of CPE outbreaks & reducing transmission of CPE
www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...