High Prevalence of Candida auris Colonization during Protracted Neonatal Unit Outbreak, South Africa

One third of patients were colonized by Candida auris during a point-prevalence survey in a neonatal unit during an outbreak in South Africa. The sensitivity of a direct PCR for rapid colonization detection was 44% compared with culture. The infection incidence rate decreased by 85% after the survey...

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Autores principales: Shuping, Liliwe, Maphanga, Tsidiso G., Naicker, Serisha D., Mpembe, Ruth, Ngoma, Nqobile, Velaphi, Sithembiso, Nakwa, Firdose, Wadula, Jeannette, Jaglal, Prenika, Govender, Nelesh P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10461653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37610276
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2909.230393
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Sumario:One third of patients were colonized by Candida auris during a point-prevalence survey in a neonatal unit during an outbreak in South Africa. The sensitivity of a direct PCR for rapid colonization detection was 44% compared with culture. The infection incidence rate decreased by 85% after the survey and implementation of isolation/cohorting.

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