Who's at risk?

Your risk of CRE infections may be higher if you are staying in the hospital, need help with bathing and other daily life routines, need devices such as breathing machines (ventilators) or catheters, or have serious illnesses. Taking long courses of certain antibiotics also can increase your risk.

CRE-related infections are associated with high rates of death (mortality). CRE-related infections have often caused outbreaks in health care settings.