Environmental Surfaces in Healthcare Facilities are a Potential Source for Transmission of Candida auris and Other Candida Species

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Sep;38(9):1107-1109. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.127. Epub 2017 Jul 11.

Abstract

Contaminated surfaces have been implicated as a potential route for dissemination of the emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen Candida auris. In laboratory testing, C. auris and other Candida species persisted for 7 days on moist or dry surfaces. Candida species were recovered frequently from the hospital environment, particularly from moist surfaces. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:1107-1109.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Candida / isolation & purification*
  • Candida / pathogenicity*
  • Candidiasis
  • Cross Infection
  • Equipment Contamination*
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Logistic Models
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests