WI Division of Public Health (DPH) Expands Mandatory Reporting of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) to Nursing Homes

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Attention: Nursing Home Providers

WI Division of Public Health (DPH) Expands Mandatory Reporting of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
to Nursing Homes

The WI DPH Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Prevention Program requested the Division of Quality Assurance to share the letter, “Surveillance for Carbapenem - Resistant Enterobactericeae”,  that expands mandatory reporting of CRE to all WI licensed skilled nursing homes.  The letter is located at https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/regulations/nh/ltc-cre-surv-letter.pdf