TABLE 11.

Proposed criteria for screening of patients for CPO infection

Area	Patients for screening
Areas where the disease is not endemic	Patients with multiple hospital admissions
	ICU patients
	Patients who have received medical care in areas of endemicity over the last 12 months
	Patients who reside in health care settings
	Patients with history of CPO infections or colonization
	Patients with prior prolonged hospital stays
	Patients coming from areas of endemicity
	Patients who are or who are expected to become incontinent or unable to take care of their personal hygiene
Areas where the disease is endemic	Everyone (as resources for testing, isolation, and cohorting allow), with particular emphasis on critically ill patients, patients who are unable to take care of their excreta, and patients with an expected prolonged hospital stay