Antimicrobial Resistance Testingā
| Carbapenem-resistant Enterbacterales (CRE), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA), and Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), and Candida auris | āAntimicrobial Resistance Testing: Public Health Laboratory Testing Updates, and Recommendations for Isolate Submission and Reporting ā October 6, 2021 | ā |
| āLaboratory reporting requirements and healthcare facility recommendations for carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterbacterales (CP-CRE) | āCarbapenem-resistant Enterbacterales (CRE) | āCarbapenemase-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) | |
| āImplementing updated carbapenem breakpoints | āEnterbacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa | āImplementing 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. | |
| āCarbapenemase testing | āCRE, CRAB and CRPA isolates | Antimicrobial Resistance Testing: Public Health Laboratory Testing Updates, and Recommendations for Isolate Submission and Reporting ā October 6, 2021
āCarbapenemase 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. | |
āColonization testing for carbapenemase-producing CRE (CP-CRE), for example, KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae | āRectal or fecal swabs | āOverview of CDC's New Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network ā November 15, 2016
Webinar Slides (PDF) | |
| Whole genome sequencing to determine relatedness of isolates | āBacterial isolates when transmission is suspected | Antimicrobial Resistance Testing: Public Health Laboratory Testing Updates, and Recommendations for Isolate Submission and Reporting ā October 6, 2021 | |
| āTargeted surveillance to identify pathogens that are difficult to detect | āCarbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), CRPA, and Candida auris | āTargeted Surveillance (PDF) Description of targeted surveillance goals and objectives, types of testing performed and submission details | |
| āmcr-positive Enterbacterales | āCephalasporin-resistant E. coli and Klebsiella
spp. | āmcr-1 and Detecting Colistin Resistance ā March 21, 2017
Webinar slides (PDF) | |
āCandida auris identification, confirmation, and colonization testing | āCandida auris | āAntimicrobial Resistance Testing: Public Health Laboratory Testing Updates, and Recommendations for Isolate Submission and Reporting ā October 6, 2021 āCandida 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. | |