Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) Surveillance, Infection and Epidemiology
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 164
Special Issue Editor
Interests: health surveillance and promotion; molecular epidemiology; carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales infection; viral hepatitis infection; antibiotic resistance
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are among the most urgent threats to healthcare systems worldwide because of their rapid spread, limited treatment options, and major impact on patient safety, clinical outcomes, and hospital organization. In endemic settings, the early identification of colonized patients is essential to support timely isolation, optimize patient placement, and reduce the risk of healthcare-associated transmission.
Risk-based screening has emerged as a pragmatic alternative to universal screening, particularly in hospitals with a high CRE burden and limited operational resources. However, important questions remain regarding the real-world yield of these strategies, the most relevant screening criteria, their epidemiological value, and their integration into broader infection prevention and control pathways.
This Special Issue aims to collect high-quality contributions addressing screening, surveillance, and infection prevention strategies for CRE and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) across healthcare settings. Particular interest will be given to studies on pre-admission screening, admission risk assessment, active surveillance cultures, molecular characterization of resistance mechanisms, colonization burden, and interventions designed to reduce transmission. Contributions exploring the intersection between microbiology, hospital epidemiology, infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, and healthcare organization are especially welcome.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following: risk-based screening models; pre-admission and admission screening; colonization surveillance; carbapenemase genes and molecular epidemiology; infection prevention and control; hospital transmission; antimicrobial stewardship; and organizational strategies for endemic multidrug-resistant pathogens.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Daniela Loconsole
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales
- CRE
- carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales
- CPE
- pre-admission screening
- risk-based screening
- infection prevention and control
- antimicrobial resistance
- hospital epidemiology
- colonization surveillance
- carbapenemase genes
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