Skin and hard surface disinfection against Candida auris - What we know todaydoi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1312929Omardien, SorayaTeska, PeterFrontiers in Medicine
Candida Auris spreads more easily between people than other species of Candida, and it can survive on surfaces even after cleaning. Places like hospitals and nursing homes are ideal breeding grounds. It can also live on intravenous lines and respirators. And once it is found it is very diffic...
Some species of Candida likeCandida auriscan be multidrug-resistant, which means that they aren’t affected by most drugs. They present a global health threat as they can spread easily and cause serious infections. Consult your doctor for more information on how to prevent invasive candidiasis....
The key difference between Candida albicans and Candida auris is that Candida albicans is an opportunistic commensal pathogen while Candida auris is a noso
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is alerting health care facilities to monitor for Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that is difficult to diagnose and treat, and often spreads in hospitals, nursing homes and other health care envi
ABOUT CANDIDA AURIS—C. auris, as it is known, became entrenched in New York about eight years after its initial detection in Japan in 2009. Doctors there isolated the microbe from a patient who had an ear infection. However, studies in South Korea of archived biological specimens suggest C....
Candida auris: what have we learned so far?antifungal susceptibilityCandida aurisepidemiologyinfection controlresistancePurpose of reviewCorsi-Vasquez, GabrielaOstrosky-Zeichner, LuisHillcrest Med Ctr Infect Dis Dept Tulsa OK USACurrent opinion in infectious diseases...
Candida aurisEpidemiologyCandidemiaInfection controlNosocomial transmissionPurpose of review Candida aurisis an emerging pathogen characterized for its difficult identification, rapid nosocomial spread, and limited treatment options. Data is currently limited; however,......
auris represents a challenging threat, and more studies are needed to meet this challenge. This review highlights different characteristics of this emerging yeast with emphasis on its antifungal resistance, its ability to persistent on different surfaces, and its immune evasion capability....
Frequency of Detection of Candida auris Colonization Outside a Highly Endemic Setting: What Is the Optimal Strategy for Screening of Carriage?doi:10.3390/jof10010026Magnasco, LauraMikulska, MalgorzataSepulcri, ChiaraUllah, NadirGiacobbe, Daniele Roberto...