Candida auris Outbreak in a COVID-19 Specialty Care Unit — Florida, July–August 2020

Prestel, Christopher; Anderson, Erica; Forsberg, Kaitlin; Lyman, Meghan; de Perio, Marie A.; Kuhar, David; Edwards, Kendra; Rivera, Maria; Shugart, Alicia; Walters, Maroya; Dotson, Nychie Q.

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Candida auris Outbreak in a COVID-19 Specialty Care Unit — Florida, July–August 2020

January 15 2021
By Prestel, Christopher ; Anderson, Erica ; Forsberg, Kaitlin ; ...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 70(2):56-57

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Prestel, Christopher ; Anderson, Erica ; Forsberg, Kaitlin ; Lyman, Meghan ; de Perio, Marie A. ; ... More +

Prestel, Christopher ; Anderson, Erica ; Forsberg, Kaitlin ; Lyman, Meghan ; de Perio, Marie A. ; Kuhar, David ; Edwards, Kendra ; Rivera, Maria ; Shugart, Alicia ; Walters, Maroya ; Dotson, Nychie Q. Less -
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In July 2020, the Florida Department of Health was alerted to three Candida auris bloodstream infections and one urinary tract infection in four patients with coronaVirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who received care in the same dedicated COVID-19 unit of an acute care hospital (hospital A). C. auris is a multidrug-resistant yeast that can cause invasive infection. Its ability to colonize patients asymptomatically and persist on surfaces has contributed to previous C. auris outbreaks in health care settings (1-7). Since the first C. auris case was identified in Florida in 2017, aggressive measures have been implemented to limit spread, including contact tracing and screening upon detection of a new case. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital A conducted admission screening for C. auris and admitted colonized patients to a separate dedicated ward.
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Candida Candidiasis CoronaVirus Infections COVID-19 Disease Outbreaks Female Hospital Units Humans Male Middle Aged
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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 70(2):56-57
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33444298
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