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Assume that you are an infection preventionist (IP) in a critical access hospital with limited resources. In the past few weeks, you have noticed a substantial increase in the number of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) cases being identified amongst a skilled nursing facility’s (SNF) residents. While these cases are being identified upon admission, you still note that most of the residents have indwelling urinary catheters, and most of the positives have been detected via urine cultures. Nevertheless, due to this being the main hospital in the area, many of these patients are occupying beds in the ICU, IMCU, and med/surg units. Although this is not directly affecting your facility’s metrics, you know that this is a problem — but you alone cannot tackle this issue. Fortunately, the next infection control committee (ICC) meeting is coming up in a week. Why are ICC meetings important? Regarding these CRPA-positive patients, why is this influx of cases concerning for the rest of your patients — even if they are being identified present-on-admission — and why should you share this information? Who do you think should be involved in this upcoming meeting, and why?
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