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You are writing a policy on Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) for the hospital where you work as an Infection Preventionist.  All of the following statements are true regarding CRE EXCEPT which? Select the one FALSE statement regarding CRE.
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The most recent January 2015 surveillance definition of CRE from the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is: Â resistance to imipenem, meropenem, doripenem or ertapenem OR documentation that the isolate contains a carbapenemase.
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Mechanism testing is the primary way that clinical laboratories and infection prevention teams attempt to identify carbapenemase-producing CRE.
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All CRE are considered multi-drug resistant organisms requiring preventive interventions in healthcare settings.
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In the United States, Carbapenemase-producing CRE (CP-CRE) currently are targeted for aggressive prevention.
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