Candida auris colonization in an immunocompetent patient: A new threat in medical ICU

Shukla Das; Richa Tigga; Gargi Rai; Praveen Kumar Singh; Shyama Datt; Asha Tyagi; Narendra Pal Singh

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.05.004

Candida auris colonization in an immunocompetent patient: A new threat in medical ICU

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2018 May 10:21:54-56. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.05.004. eCollection 2018 Sep.

Authors

Shukla Das¹, Richa Tigga¹, Gargi Rai¹, Praveen Kumar Singh¹, Shyama Datt¹, Asha Tyagi², Narendra Pal Singh¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi 110095, India.
² Department of Anaesthesiology and critical care, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi 110095, India.

Abstract

Candida auris has become a great challenge in diagnostic, therapeutic and hospital environmental adaptation. With a prevalence of 5.3% in intensive care unit (ICU) acquired candidemia in India, its colonization is very rapid which hastens hospital transmission. Strict surveillance and preventive measures need to be adopted in ICU as it can persist on dry, inanimate object, prompt adaptation and antifungal resistance can pose a future threat of a new drug hospital acquired pathogen.

Keywords: Candida auris; Candidemia; Colonization; Intensive care unit; Sequencing.