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Carbapenemase-producing Organisms (CPOs) Information for 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
- 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
- CDPH Microbial Diseases Laboratory (MDL) Submission Instructions and Forms
- 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
- 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
- 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
External Links
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