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

Autor: Shuping L, Maphanga TG, Naicker SD, Mpembe R, Ngoma N, Velaphi S, Nakwa F, Wadula J, Jaglal P, Govender NP
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2023 Sep; Vol. 29 (9), pp. 1913-1916.
DOI: 10.3201/eid2909.230393
Abstrakt: 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.
Databáze: MEDLINE