Association between social vulnerability index and rates of carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales infections in the Denver metropolitan region, 2016-2019.

In Denver area census tracts during the years 2016-2019, the rate of carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales (CRE) infection increased by 10% for every 0.1 unit increase in Social Vulnerability Index (RR 1.10, 95% CI 1.06, 1.14). This finding suggests that community factors may influence risk of healthcare-associated infections such as CRE.