Healthcare Acquired Infections

Hospital Acquired Infections/Antibiotic Resistant organisms (HAI’s/AR) require special reporting to the Kentucky Department of Public Health via an EPID250. These forms can be faxed to KDPH at 502-398-2462.    

Some HAI’s/AR’s are required to be reported within one business day. They are as follows:

Carbapenem-resistant, Acinetobacter, Enterobacteriales (Enterobacteriaceae), and two variants of Pseudomonas Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) and Candida auris*.

For some illnesses, no EPID 250 is required instead, Electronic Lab Reporting, sent within five days is permissible. These illnesses are as follows: 

• Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile)

• Enterobacteriales (Enterobacteriaceae) species resistant to ceftazidime, ceftriaxone or cefotaxime  (ESBL)

• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

• Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus species (VRE)

Further information can be found by visiting the Kentucky Department for Public Health's HAI website.

Questions or Concerns on HAIs/AR please contact our Regional Infection Preventionist Irene Williams at 502-871-2630.

*When reporting Candida Auris a positive PCR or culture is required for reporting.