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LATEST UPDATES
Effective September 5, 2024 masks will be required by all who enter the building.
Please do not enter the building if you have any symptoms of illness.
Outbreak Declared – September 13, 2024
CPE (Carbapenemase Producing Enterococcus)
Can family and friends visit a resident with CPE?
Healthy family and visitors have a low risk of acquiring a CPE infection. In a hospital, long-term care home, or retirement home, visitors should be instructed by health care providers on how to use Contact Precautions. Children and infants should be closely supervised. Visitors should clean their hands before entering and when leaving the room of a patient or resident who test positive for CPE. Avoid using the patient’s or resident’s bathroom.
How can CPE transmission be prevented?
The consistent use of Routine Practices is essential to reduce the risk of CPE transmission in all health care settings. Routine practices include hand hygiene, cleaning and disinfection of all equipment.
Please check with Registered Staff upon your arrival for direction on Contact Precautions as needed. You may be asked to wear a gown and glove for a visit within a room, especially if you are assisting with personal care.
Please ensure you perform hand hygiene upon entering the building, frequently during your visit and again when exiting the building.
What is carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)?
Enterobacteriaceae are a family of gram-negative bacteria found in our gastrointestinal tract. Commonly encountered Enterobacteriaceae include Klebsiella species, Escherichia coli, and Enterobacter species.
Carbapenems are a class of antibiotics that includes ertapenem, imipenem, and meropenem. They are among the strongest antibiotics and are used for treating infections that are difficult to treat.
CPE are Enterobacteriaceae that produce enzymes (i.e., carbapenemases) that inactivate carbapenems and several other classes of antibiotics. This causes infections that are difficult to treat, with mortality up to 50% of severely infected patients.
