High Prevalence of Candida auris Colonization during Protracted Neonatal Unit Outbreak, South Africa

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Shuping, Liliwe ; Maphanga, Tsidiso G. ; Naicker, Serisha D. ; Mpembe, Ruth ; Ngoma, Nqobile ; Velaphi, Sithembiso ; Nakwa, Firdose ; Wadula, Jeannette ; Jaglal, Prenika ; Govender, Nelesh P.
• Description:
  One third of patients were colonized by Candida auris during a point-prevalence survey in a neonatal unit during an outbreak in South Africa. The sensitivity of a direct PCR for rapid colonization detection was 44% compared with culture. The infection incidence rate decreased by 85% after the survey and implementation of isolation/cohorting.
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Humans Infant, Newborn Polymerase Chain Reaction Prevalence
• Keywords:
  Candida Auris Candidemia Colonization Fungal Infections Fungi Neonatal Unit Newborn Protracted Outbreak South Africa
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(9):1913-1916
• Pubmed ID:
  37610276
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10461653
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  South Africa
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7e001ed77f9b6b53d5f7fbf71cff564708903d7224df7de88525d395b9d60edb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/133584/cdc_133584_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.28 MB ]