Candida auris central line-associated blood stream infection in critically ill patients: the worst end of a bad scenario.

Autor: Meawed TE; Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. takwa_farid@hotmail.com., AlNakeera AM; Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care Department, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt., Attia O; Internal Medicine Department, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt., Hassan NAM; Clinical Microbiology and Immunology Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Anis RH; Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology [Int Microbiol] 2024 Jun 28. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 28.
DOI: 10.1007/s10123-024-00545-3
Abstrakt: Background: Candida auris (C. auris) is an emerging aggressive pathogen that causes severe infections in critically ill patients. Therefore, the assessment of this pathogen, characterized by inclination for biofilm formation, elevated colonization rate, and resistance to multiple drugs, holds a paramount importance. There is no data regarding the isolation of C. auris in our tertiary care hospitals' intensive care units (ICUs). The current case study was arranged to assess the incidence of C. auris central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) problem in our (ICUs).
Methods: Specimens of central venous catheter blood, peripheral blood, and catheter tips were collected from 301 critically ill patients with suspected (CLABSI). Microbiological cultures were utilized to diagnose bacterial and fungal superinfections. The fungal species identification and antifungal susceptibility testing were conducted using the Brilliance Chrome agar, VITEK® 2 compact system, and MALDI-TOF MS.
Results: All included specimens (100%) yielded significant growth. Only 14 specimens (4.7%) showed fungal growth in the form of different Candida species. When comparing the identification of C. auris, MALDI-TOF MS is considered the most reliable method. Brilliance CHROMagar demonstrated a sensitivity of 100%, whereas VITEK only showed a sensitivity of approximately 33%. All recovered isolates of C. auris were fluconazole resistant.
Conclusion: C. auris is a highly resistant emerging pathogen in our ICUs that is often overlooked in identification using conventional methods.
(© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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