Successful implementation of the CDC recommendations during the care of 2 patients with Candida auris in in-patient rehabilitation and intensive care settings

Candida auris presents a unique challenge to practitioners and infection control teams worldwide because of its virulence, alarming resistance profile, environmental fitness, and risk of nosocomial transmission. We describe 2 cases of Candida auris infection managed with the CDC recommendations with...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2021-04, Vol.49 (4), p.525-527
Hauptverfasser:	Reimer-McAtee, Melissa, Corsi, Gabriela, Reed, Elizabeth, Boston, Kelley M., Yalamanchili, Harika, Burnazian, George, Bassett, Sonia, Butler, John, McGinnis-Cole, Tawanna, Chavez, Violeta, Wanger, Audrey, Ostrosky-Zeichner, Luis
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	C. auris Infection control Infectious Diseases Life Sciences & Biomedicine Nosocomial transmission Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Science & Technology
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Zusammenfassung:	Candida auris presents a unique challenge to practitioners and infection control teams worldwide because of its virulence, alarming resistance profile, environmental fitness, and risk of nosocomial transmission. We describe 2 cases of Candida auris infection managed with the CDC recommendations with no evidence of in-hospital transmission.
ISSN:	0196-6553 1527-3296
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajic.2020.08.027