First hospital outbreak of the globally emerging Candida auris in a European hospital

Schelenz, Silke; Hagen, Ferry; Rhodes, Johanna; Abdolrasouli, Alireza; Chowdhary, Anuradha; Hall, A. J.; Ryan, Lisa; Shackleton, J; Trimlett, Richard; Meis, Jacques F.; Armstrong‐James, Darius; Fisher, Matthew C.

doi:10.1186/s13756-016-0132-5

articleAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection ControlOct 19, 2016GOLD OA

First hospital outbreak of the globally emerging Candida auris in a European hospital

SSSilke Schelenz FHFerry Hagen JRJohanna Rhodes AAAlireza Abdolrasouli ACAnuradha Chowdhary

Royal Brompton Hospital · Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

Candida auris is a globally emerging multidrug resistant fungal pathogen causing nosocomial transmission. We report an ongoing outbreak of C. auris in a London cardio-thoracic center between April 2015 and July 2016. This is the first report of C. auris in Europe and the largest outbreak so far. We describe the identification, investigation and implementation of control measures. Data on C. auris case demographics, environmental screening, implementation of infection prevention/control measures, and antifungal susceptibility of patient isolates were prospectively recorded then analysed retrospectively. Speciation of C. auris was performed by MALDI-TOF and typing of outbreak isolates performed by amplified…

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Candida auris
Outbreak
Infection control
Medicine
Intensive care medicine
Virology
Antifungal
Dermatology

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