what is cre
CRE are bacteria that are resistant to most antibiotics. Enterobacteriaceae is a family of bacteria.Many of these bacteria live in our environment (in soil or water).Some of them can get into our bodies and make us sick.ost of the Enterobacteriaceae can be treated with antibiotics. However, because antibiotics have been overused, many of the Enterobacteriaceae have become resistant to most of the available antibiotics. The carbapenem antibiotics were developed to treat bacteria that had become resistant to most other antibiotics.