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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Screening and Cohorting of CRE Patients: The Strategic Role of Bed Management in a Monocentric Pre-Post Observational Study.

Salvatore Altavilla, Nicoletta Di Pietro, Daniela Loconsole, Francesco Di Gennaro

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Salvatore AltavillaAzienza Ospedaliero Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-1171-9984
Nicoletta Di PietroAzienza Ospedaliero Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Daniela LoconsoleAzienza Ospedaliero Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Francesco Di GennaroClinic of Infectious Diseases, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3453-5647

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Abstract

backgroundCarbapenem-resistant

aimTo evaluate whether the implementation of a Bed Management-coordinated structured CRE screening pathway was associated with changes in patient placement appropriateness and time to admission (TTA).

methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study including all patients with a positive rectal swab for CRE during two study periods (PRE: 2024; POST: 2025) in a tertiary care hospital. A structured CRE screening pathway coordinated by Bed Management was implemented in the POST period. Primary outcomes were cohort isolation rates and TTA. Continuous variables were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test and categorical variables using the chi-square test.

resultsA total of 158 CRE-positive patients were included (69 in the PRE period and 89 in the POST period). Patient characteristics were comparable between periods (median age 75 years [IQR 64-81] vs. 73 years [IQR 64-82]; female sex 33.3% vs. 44.9%,

conclusionsA Bed Management-coordinated CRE screening pathway was associated with improved cohort isolation practices and an observed, non-significant reduction in TTA. These findings suggest that integrating infection prevention workflows with centralized bed allocation may be feasible without adversely affecting admission timeliness. Further studies with larger samples and longer observation periods are warranted.

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bed managementcarbapenem-resistant Enterobacteralescohort isolationinfection preventionorganizational performancescreeningtime to admission

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PMCPMC13024421

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