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- Title
How Introducing a Registry With Automated Alerts for Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) May Help Control CRE Spread in a Region.
- Authors
Lee, Bruce Y; Bartsch, Sarah M; Hayden, Mary K; Welling, Joel; DePasse, Jay V; Kemble, Sarah K; Leonard, Jim; Weinstein, Robert A; Mueller, Leslie E; Doshi, Kruti; Brown, Shawn T; Trick, William E; Lin, Michael Y
- Abstract
Background Regions are considering the use of electronic registries to track patients who carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). Implementing such a registry can be challenging and requires time, effort, and resources; therefore, there is a need to better understand the potential impact. Methods We developed an agent-based model of all inpatient healthcare facilities (90 acute care hospitals, 9 long-term acute care hospitals, 351 skilled nursing facilities, and 12 ventilator-capable skilled nursing facilities) in the Chicago metropolitan area, surrounding communities, and patient flow using our Regional Healthcare Ecosystem Analyst software platform. Scenarios explored the impact of a registry that tracked patients carrying CRE to help guide infection prevention and control. Results When all Illinois facilities participated (n = 402), the registry reduced the number of new carriers by 11.7% and CRE prevalence by 7.6% over a 3-year period. When 75% of the largest Illinois facilities participated (n = 304), registry use resulted in a 11.6% relative reduction in new carriers (16.9% and 1.2% in participating and nonparticipating facilities, respectively) and 5.0% relative reduction in prevalence. When 50% participated (n = 201), there were 10.7% and 5.6% relative reductions in incident carriers and prevalence, respectively. When 25% participated (n = 101), there was a 9.1% relative reduction in incident carriers (20.4% and 1.6% in participating and nonparticipating facilities, respectively) and 2.8% relative reduction in prevalence. Conclusions Implementing an extensively drug-resistant organism registry reduced CRE spread, even when only 25% of the largest Illinois facilities participated due to patient sharing. Nonparticipating facilities garnered benefits, with reductions in new carriers.
- Subjects
UNITED States; AUTOMATION; PREVENTION of communicable diseases; REPORTING of diseases; HEALTH facilities; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE diseases; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020, Vol 70, Issue 5, p843
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/ciz300