Successful control of Candida auris transmission in a German COVID-19 intensive care unit.
Carl HinrichsMiriam Wiese-PosseltBarbara GrafChristine GeffersBeate WeikertPhilipp EnghardAlexander Maximilian AldejohannAnnette SchrauderAndreas KnaustKai Uwe EckardtPetra GastmeierOliver KurzaiPublished in: Mycoses (2022)
In view of its high risk of transmission, vigilance regarding C. auris colonisation in patients referred from endemic countries is crucial. Strict and immediate IPC measures may have the potential to prevent C. auris outbreaks.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- end stage renal disease
- coronavirus disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- sars cov
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- candida albicans
- patient reported outcomes
- escherichia coli
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- cystic fibrosis
- climate change
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation