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Carbapenemase-producing Organisms (CPOs) Information for ā€‹Healthcare Facilities

Find guidance for managing patients and residents with carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs), including information on data and reporting, lab testing, and prevention and response. 

Data & Reporting 

  • CPO Reporting FAQ (PDF)
  • Carbapenemase-producing Organisms (CPOs): Guidance for Reporting and Containment Webinar – 9/29/22
    • ​​Slides ​(PDF) and Recording (opens in YouTube)
  • All Facilities Letter 23-08: Requirements to Report Outbreaks and Unusual Infectious Disease Occurrences
  • Other Data & Reporting Webinars​​​

Laboratory Testing

  • Algorithm for Prioritizing Carbapenemase Testing of Carbapenem-resistant Organisms (PDF)
  • Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Lab Network WA Regional Lab Test Menu
    • AR Lab Network Targeted Surveillance Program for Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates (PDF)
    • AR Lab Network Expanded Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for Hard-to-Treat Infections ā€‹
  • CDPH Microbial Diseases Laboratory (MDL) Submission Instructions and Forms
    • MDL Carbapenemase Testing for Isolates FAQ
    • MDL Colonization Testing​
  • California Association of Public Health Laboratory Directors (CAPHLD) List of Local Public Health Laboratories
  • Carbapenemase Testing for Carbapenem-resistant Organisms: A Primer for Clinical and Public Health Laboratories (PDF)​
  • LA County Department of Public Health List of Commercial Laboratories with Carbapenemase Testing Capacity (PDF) 
  • The Role of Carbapenemase Testing in Clinical Practice Webinar – 12/6/22
    • Slides (PDF) and Recording (opens in YouTube)
  • Other Lab Testing Webinars​ 

Prevention & Response

  • Adherence Monitoring Tools
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship Resources
  • Best Practices for SNFs in Accepting Residents with MDROs Webinar – 2/15/24
    • ​​​Slides (PDF) and Recording (opens in YouTube)
  • California Health Alert Network (CAHAN) HAI/AR Advisories​ 
  • Cohorting Guidance​ (PDF) and Cohorting Guidance for Skilled Nursing Facilities (PDF)
  • CPO Information for Patients and Families
  • CPO Quicksheet (PDF)
  • Guidance for Short-stay Acute Care Hospitals on the Duration of Contact Precautions for Patients with Carbapenem-resistant or Carbapenem-producing Organisms(PDF)
  • Interfacility Transfer Communications Guide 
  • Regional Prevention Collaboratives
  • Other Prevention & Response Webinars ā€‹

External Links

  • CDC Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) Information for Facilities (PDF)
  • CDC Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) Information for Facilities (PDF)
  • CDC Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) Information for Facilities (PDF)​​​​

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