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Table 2 Examples of select risk factors for carriage of CRE

From: Infection prevention and control measures and tools for the prevention of entry of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae into healthcare settings: guidance from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Patient transfer between healthcare settings within the same country

[45, 68]

Patient transfer between healthcare settings across borders

[20, 21]

Prior admission to an acute care facility

[20, 43, 69]

Prior admission to a LTCF

[34, 45, 69, 70]

Household transmission from patients discharged from healthcare settings

[47]

Foreign travel (e.g. recreational and medical tourism)

[19, 21, 48, 71]