Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)

• Case Counts: Public Health Ontario.  Query: Case counts of reportable diseases by public health unit and year.  Toronto, ON: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion; extracted on January 16, 2025.
• Population estimates: Statistics Canada 2014-2022, IntelliHEALTH Ontario, Ministry of Health, extracted on April 23, 2024.
• Population projections: Statistics Canada, 2023, IntelliHEALTH Ontario, Ministry of Health, extracted on April 23, 2024.

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Reporting

Report to the Health Unit by the next business day by phone at 705-474-1400 or toll free at 1-800-563-2808, ext. 5229 if CPE is suspected or confirmed as per Ontario Regulation 135/18 and amendments under the Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O., c.H.7.

Should one go to childcare, school, or work if they have CPE?

No exclusion necessary unless too ill to participate in regular activities.

Follow the direction of your healthcare provider or your occupational health at your workplace.

Note: Exclusion guidelines may differ for healthcare workers.  

Healthcare Provider Information 

• IPAC Canada: ARO Resources
• IPAC Canada: CPE Follow-Up Testing and Drain Management
• Public Health Ontario: CPE Sample Fact Sheet for Healthcare Staff
• Public Health Ontario: Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)
• Public Health Ontario: Management of a Single New Case of CPE
• Public Health Ontario: Frequently Asked Questions - CPE
• Public Health Ontario: ARO Risk-Factor Based Screening Guidance for All Healthcare Settings Screening Checklist
• Public Health Ontario: Information about CPE for Long-Term Care Homes Residents, Family and Visitors
• PIDAC: Annex A: Screening, Testing, and Surveillance for Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms (AROs) in all Healthcare Settings
  • See p. 53 for CPE Staff Fact Sheet
  • See p. 60-61 for CPE Information Sheet for Patients and Visitors
• PIDAC: Routine Practices and Additional Precautions in all Healthcare Settings, 3rd edition
• Infectious Disease Protocol, Appendix 1: Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaeae (CPE) Infection or Colonization