Antimicrobial Resistance Testing
| Carbapenem-resistant Enterbacterales (CRE), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA), and Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), and Candida auris | Antimicrobial Resistance Testing: Public Health Laboratory Testing Updates, and Recommendations for Isolate Submission and Reporting – October 6, 2021 | |
Laboratory reporting requirements and healthcare facility recommendations for carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterbacterales (CP-CRE) | Carbapenem-resistant Enterbacterales (CRE) | Carbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CP-CRE): Updated Laboratory Reporting Requirements and Recommendations for Healthcare Facilities - December 11, 2019
Webinar Recording (video will play on YouTube) Webinar Slides (PDF) | |
Implementing updated carbapenem breakpoints | Enterbacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Implementing Current Breakpoints for Carbapenems and Enterobacteriaceae on Your AST System: Step by Step Instructions - September 27, 2018* Webinar Recording (video will play on YouTube) Webinar Slides (PDF) *This presentation references supportive materials, tools, and worksheets to assist clinical laboratories with updating breakpoints. Email HAIprogram@cdph.ca.gov to obtain copies of these documents. | |
Carbapenemase testing | CRE, CRAB and CRPA isolates | Antimicrobial Resistance Testing: Public Health Laboratory Testing Updates, and Recommendations for Isolate Submission and Reporting – October 6, 2021
Carbapenemase Testing at the CDPH Microbial Diseases Laboratory: New Tests and Submission Options - November 8, 2017 Webinar Recording (WMV - Media Player to view) Webinar Slides (PDF) Diverse Mechanisms of Resistance in Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in California - June 26, 2018
Webinar Recording (video will play in YouTube) Webinar Slides (PDF) - N. Banaei Webinar Slides (PDF) - S. Bhaurla Additional CRE Prevention Strategies information available. | |
Colonization testing for carbapenemase-producing CRE (CP-CRE), for example, KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae | Rectal or fecal swabs | Overview of CDC's New Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network – November 15, 2016 Webinar Slides (PDF) | |
Whole genome sequencing to determine relatedness of isolates | Bacterial isolates when transmission is suspected | Antimicrobial Resistance Testing: Public Health Laboratory Testing Updates, and Recommendations for Isolate Submission and Reporting – October 6, 2021 | |
Targeted surveillance to identify pathogens that are difficult to detect | Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), CRPA, and Candida auris | Targeted Surveillance (PDF) Description of targeted surveillance goals and objectives, types of testing performed and submission details | |
mcr-positive Enterbacterales | Cephalasporin-resistant E. coli and Klebsiella spp. | mcr-1 and Detecting Colistin Resistance – March 21, 2017 Webinar slides (PDF) | |
Candida auris identification, confirmation, and colonization testing | Candida auris | Antimicrobial Resistance Testing: Public Health Laboratory Testing Updates, and Recommendations for Isolate Submission and Reporting – October 6, 2021 Candida auris: Emergence, Laboratory Information, and Public Health Response - June 27, 2017 Webinar Recording (WMV - Media Player to view) Webinar Slides (PDF) Update on Candida auris in California - June 24th, 2019 Webinar Recording (video will play in YouTube) Webinar Slides (PDF) (will be posted) Additional CDPH Candida auris information available. | |