Taking urgent actions to control the spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae / 中华临床感染病杂志

ABSTRACT

In recent years , the increasing prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)poses a serious threat to clinical anti-infection therapy.At present, there are no effective drugs for such infections with high fatality rate.Thus, both basic and clinical studies should be conducted to develop effective antibacterial agents on the one hand , and effective measures should be taken actively to control prevalence and spread of CRE on the other hand.