[GEMICOMED/GEIRAS-SEIMC recommendations for the management of Candida auris infection and colonization]. / Recomendaciones GEMICOMED/GEIRAS-SEIMC para el manejo de las infecciones y colonizaciones por Candida auris.

Candida auris is a new species of Candida that causes nosocomial outbreaks in several countries around the world, including Spain. C.auris is resistant to fluconazole and multi- and pan-resistant strains have been described. It is highly transmissible and can survive long term in the hospital environment, causing long-lasting outbreaks that are difficult to detect in early stages, and making it difficult to control and eradicate. It is currently an emerging threat to global health. This document provides a set of guidelines, developed by a multidisciplinary team, to limit the impact and facilitate the control of C.auris infection based on the experiences gathered in the Spanish and English outbreaks. The implementation of early and strict surveillance and control measures is essential to prevent the spread of the outbreak, which can spread over time, posing a significant risk to complex, critical and immunocompromised surgical patients. Immediate notification of C.auris isolation to clinical and infection control teams, as well as to health authorities and institutions, is essential to implement infection control measures at all levels in a timely manner, to prevent internal and inter-centre transmission, and to ensure a proper surveillance and prevention to patients who are already colonized and can develop an infection.

Recomendaciones GEMICOMED/GEIRAS-SEIMC para el manejo de las infecciones y colonizaciones por Candida auris / GEMICOMED/GEIRAS-SEIMC recommendations for the management of Candida auris infection and colonization

Candida auris es una nueva especie de Candida responsable de diversos brotes nosocomiales en varios países del mundo, incluida España; es resistente al fluconazol y se han descrito cepas multi y panresistentes. Presenta una elevada transmisibilidad y extensa supervivencia en el entorno hospitalario, lo que es causa de brotes de larga duración difíciles de detectar en fases tempranas y dificulta su control e intento de erradicación. C.auris constituye actualmente una amenaza emergente para la salud global. Para limitar el impacto y facilitar el control de la infección por C.auris, el presente documento ofrece un conjunto de recomendaciones basadas en las experiencias obtenidas en los brotes de España y del Reino Unido, elaboradas por un equipo multidisciplinar. La puesta en marcha de medidas de vigilancia y control es esencial para evitar la propagación del brote, que puede prolongarse en el tiempo y representar así un riesgo importante para los pacientes quirúrgicos complejos, críticos e inmunocomprometidos. La notificación inmediata del aislamiento de C.auris a los equipos clínicos y de control de infecciones, así como a las autoridades e instituciones sanitarias, es esencial para implementar las medidas de control de infecciones a todos los niveles y escalas de manera oportuna, para evitar la transmisión interna e intercentros, y para garantizar la vigilancia y la prevención del desarrollo de infecciones en pacientes que ya se encuentran colonizados

Candida auris is a new species of Candida that causes nosocomial outbreaks in several countries around the world, including Spain. C.auris is resistant to fluconazole and multi- and pan-resistant strains have been described. It is highly transmissible and can survive long term in the hospital environment, causing long-lasting outbreaks that are difficult to detect in early stages, and making it difficult to control and eradicate. It is currently an emerging threat to global health. This document provides a set of guidelines, developed by a multidisciplinary team, to limit the impact and facilitate the control of C.auris infection based on the experiences gathered in the Spanish and English outbreaks. The implementation of early and strict surveillance and control measures is essential to prevent the spread of the outbreak, which can spread over time, posing a significant risk to complex, critical and immunocompromised surgical patients. Immediate notification of C.auris isolation to clinical and infection control teams, as well as to health authorities and institutions, is essential to implement infection control measures at all levels in a timely manner, to prevent internal and inter-centre transmission, and to ensure a proper surveillance and prevention to patients who are already colonized and can develop an infection