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Alberta public health disease management guidelines : carbapenem-producing organisms

Description

Intended for public health professionals, this resource presents the recommended practices for the management and reporting of carbapenem-producing organisms as a notifiable diseases. Topics covered include: a case definition of the disease; information on reporting requirements; disease etiology; clinical presentation; diagnosis; epidemiology; key investigation; case management and treatment; and preventive measures. The guidelines were developed by Alberta Health with input and advice from Medical Officers of Health, public health nurses, public health inspectors and medical infectious disease specialists.

Updated

November 1, 2021

Tags
carbapanem communicable diseases notifiable diseases public health surveillance

Title and publication information

Alternative Title

Carbapenem-resistant organisms

Alternative Title

Carbapenemase producing organisms

Alternative Title

Public health disease under surveillance management guidelines

Frequency

Irregular

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator
Health
Publisher

Health

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Resource Dates

Date Created

2018-03-01

Date Added

2018-04-19T14:34:43.717528

Date Modified

2021-11-01

Date Issued

2018-04-19

Audience information

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Health. Surveillance and Assessment Branch.

Contact Email

Health.CD@gov.ab.ca