840. Risk-Based Screening on Admission Cultures (SOAC) vs. Unit-Wide Reactionary Surveillance Cultures (UWRC) for Candida auris: A Pilot QI Study in a Tertiary Care Center ICU

BACKGROUND: Candida auris (C. auris) is a highly pathogenic, often multidrug resistant organism, that spreads in healthcare facilities. CDC recommends UWRC when a case is found in a unit. Currently, no recommendation exists for C. auris SOAC. We investigated if UWRC can be avoided, and clinical case...

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Autores principales: Strong, Nora, Patel, Bela, Daniels, LaRhonda, Ausborn, Valerie, Mitchell, Elizabeth, Denman, Chris, Von Wenckstern, Toni, Ellsworth, Misti G, Ostrosky-Zeichner, Luis, Wanger, Audrey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10677543/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.885

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