Surveillance Cultures Served to Identify a Candida auris Outbreak

After one positive urine culture, measures were instituted in 17 long-term care and skilled nursing facilities in a single county, resulting in reduced C. auris colonization.

Candida auris is a multidrug-resistant yeast that persists in healthcare environments through colonization of medical devices and patients. Species identification of Candida from non-sterile body sites, although not routinely performed, can enable detection of C. auris colonization and trigger implementation of transmission-based precautions. In 2018, a laboratory in Southern California began to find Candida species in urine specimens obtained from nine long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs). In February 2019, a single isolate of C. auris was identified from a facility in Orange County, CA. Three more colonized patients were subsequently identified in associated facilities, prompting a program to detect and contain C. auris in all three LT…

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Neil M. Ampel, MD

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Neil M. Ampel, MD

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Surveillance Cultures Served to Identify a Candida auris Outbreak

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