Persistent colonization of <i>Candida auris</i> among inpatients rescreened as part of a weekly surveillance program.

Arenas, Sebastian P; Persad, Patrice J; Patel, Samira; Parekh, Dipen J; Ferreira, Tanira B D; Farinas, Mirian; Sexton, D Joseph; Lyman, Meghan; Gershengorn, Hayley B; Shukla, Bhavarth S

Persistent colonization of Candida auris among inpatients rescreened as part of a weekly surveillance program.

Arenas, Sebastian P; Persad, Patrice J; Patel, Samira; Parekh, Dipen J; Ferreira, Tanira B D; Farinas, Mirian; Sexton, D Joseph; Lyman, Meghan; Gershengorn, Hayley B; Shukla, Bhavarth S.

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Arenas SP; University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida.
Persad PJ; University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida.
Patel S; University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida.
Parekh DJ; University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida.
Ferreira TBD; Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
Farinas M; University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida.
Sexton DJ; Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
Lyman M; University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida.
Gershengorn HB; Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Shukla BS; Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ; : 1-4, 2023 Dec 13.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38087651

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We established a surveillance program to evaluate persistence of C. auris colonization among hospitalized patients. Overall, 17 patients (34%) had ≥1 negative result followed by a positive test, and 7 (41%) of these patients had ≥2 consecutive negative tests.

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / ENFERMAGEM / EPIDEMIOLOGIA / HOSPITAIS Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article

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