Candida auris screening practices at healthcare facilities in the United States: An Emerging Infections Network survey

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• Alternative Title:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
• Personal Author:
  Hennessee, Ian P. ; Forsberg, Kaitlin ; Beekmann, Susan E. ; Polgreen, Philip M. ; Gold, Jeremy A.W. ; Lyman, Meghan
• Description:
  We surveyed members of the Emerging Infections Network about | screening practices at US healthcare facilities. Only 37% of respondents reported conducting screening; among these, 75% reported detection of at least 1 | case in the last year. Increased screening could improve | detection and prevent spread.
• Subjects:
  Candida Candida Auris Candidiasis Communicable Diseases, Emerging Cross Infection Health Facilities Humans Mass Screening Surveys And Questionnaires United States
• Source:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 45(6):766-769
• Pubmed ID:
  38449379
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11234895
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  45
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha-512:92fa9b4ffe47d63015800aea82446ddda133ac3c0b78ebda5ae69d1b495353518aab1eaf6232fb31c10a4d44c2a61abd6d7c39c29f0b25a2f6e6220dd4aa1f4c
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