The Frequency of Multidrug-Resistant Infections Among Children in the United States

A surveillance study by the CDC and Prevention’s Emerging Infections Program found that carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) infections are less common in US children than extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) infections. The annual incidence rate ranged from 0.47 to 0.87 cases per 100,000 population.