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<p>Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are carbapenem-resistant infections
with the ability to transfer resistance to different bacterial species. Public Health
England conducts monitoring and surveillance of these infections and publishes toolkits
to support acute and non-acute organisations to prevent and control the spread of
CPE.</p><p>The Government recognises that identifying where carbapenemase-producing
Gram-negative infections occur, and acting to prevent them, is essential to maintain
the effectiveness of our most important antibiotics. Work is underway to add these
infections to the list of notifiable diseases as part of our national action plan
for antimicrobial resistance.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement continues to work
to reduce the burden of all healthcare-associated infections and is tasked with delivering
the Government’s ambition to halve all healthcare associated Gram-negative blood stream
infections by 2023-24.</p><p> </p>
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