Table 2.

Infection prevention strategies currently used for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) at participating hospitals

Infection prevention strategies currently in place for patients with CRE infection	Adoption among respondents*
Contact precautions (gown, gloves, private room, dedicated patient care equipment)	21 (100)
Notify next facility of multidrug-resistant organism detection for patient transferred to another facility	19 (90)
Patient asked to minimize leaving room	18 (86)
Notify prior facility of multidrug-resistant organism detection for patient received by transfer	14 (67)
Patient asked to wear protective gown when leaving room	12 (57)
Cohort patients with same multidrug-resistant organism in a single room	10 (48)
Active CRE screening for exposed patients
Roommate of CRE patient	5 (28)
Neighboring room inhabitants of CRE patient	1 (6)
Roommate/neighboring rooms if CRE cluster	5 (28)
Daily chlorhexidine gluconate bathing†	4 (22)
Active effort to minimize device use	4 (22)
Active effort to minimize antibiotic use ***Active CRE screening for patients admitted	2 (11)
From long-term acute care	2 (11)
Undergoing hemodialysis	4 (6)
From nursing home	1 (6)
From other hospitals	1 (6)
With indwelling urinary catheters	0
With indwelling central line catheters	0
One-to-one nursing cohort (nurse only takes care of CRE patients)	0

NOTE. Values are presented as n (%).

^*Percentage calculated per number of respondents for each question, ranging from 86%-100% (18 to 21) response.

^†One hospital had adopted housewide chlorhexidine gluconate bathing; the remainder used chlorhexidine gluconate in at least 1 intensive care unit and used chlorhexidine gluconate bathing for patients with drug-resistant organisms, including CRE.