Test Directory
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE or CRE) screening
Containers - Adult
![]() MWE Sterile Swab with Gel
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![]() 20ml Universal Stool Container
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Volume Range
2-3mls |
Containers - Child
![]() 20ml Universal Stool Container
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Volume Range
2-3mls |
Laboratory Site
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Howden
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6PP
Transport arrangements
Useful: In patients identified as being at higher risk for CPE colonisation as per HPS clinical risk assessment (inpatient outside of Scotland in last 12 months, patients who have received holiday dialysis outside Scotland in the last 12 months, or patients who have been close contact with someone colonised or infected with CPE in the last 12 months)
Transport as soon as is practicable.
Sample storage arrangements
Store at 4-6oC
Special instructions for collection
How to request
Via Trak ("CPE Scren RIE/WGH/RHSC") or via request form, or GP comms, stating clearly for CPE screen.
Availability
24 hours (RIE), 0900-1700 (SJH)
Anticipated turnaround
Up to 5 days
What happens if the result is positive or abnormal
Electronically available.
General additional information
Patients who are identified as high risk should be managed as if CPE positive and should be isolated in a single room, preferably with en-suite facilities, until the result of the test is known. It is essential to consistently apply SICPs and contact TBPs as set out in the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual.