patients can help protect themselves from getting a cre infection. first patients should tell their doctors if they have been hospitalized in the u. s. or in another country. secondly patients should take their antibiotics exactly as prescribed. lastly patients should always insist that everyone – doctors nurses technicians friends family members – wash their hands before touching them. if the patient is not able to communicate these things family members can advocate for them.
what can patients do to protect themselves from getting a cre infection?