Candida auris Outbreak in a COVID-19 Specialty Care Unit - Florida, July-August 2020.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
; 70(2): 56-57, 2021 Jan 15.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1068078
ABSTRACT
In July 2020, the Florida Department of Health was alerted to three Candida auris bloodstream infections and one urinary tract infection in four patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who received care in the same dedicated COVID-19 unit of an acute care hospital (hospital A). C. auris is a multidrug-resistant yeast that can cause invasive infection. Its ability to colonize patients asymptomatically and persist on surfaces has contributed to previous C. auris outbreaks in health care settings (1-7). Since the first C. auris case was identified in Florida in 2017, aggressive measures have been implemented to limit spread, including contact tracing and screening upon detection of a new case. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital A conducted admission screening for C. auris and admitted colonized patients to a separate dedicated ward.
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Main subject:
Candida
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Candidiasis
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Disease Outbreaks
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COVID-19
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Hospital Units
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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