Ongoing transmission of Candida auris in health care facilities — United States, June 2016-May 2017

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 66, Issue 19, 2017, Pages 514-515

  Tsay, Sharon ^a,b   Welsh, Rory M ^a   Adams, Eleanor H ^c   Chow, Nancy A ^a   Gade, Lalitha ^a   Berkow, Elizabeth L ^a   Poirot, Eugenie ^b,d   Lutterloh, Emily ^c,e   Quinn, Monica ^c   Chaturvedi, Sudha ^c,e   Kerins, Janna ^b,f   Black, Stephanie R ^f   Kemble, Sarah K ^f   Barrett, Patricia M ^g   Barton, Kerri ^h   Shannon, D J ⁱ   Bradley, Kristy ^j   Lockhart, Shawn R ^a   Litvintseva, Anastasia P ^a   Moulton Meissner, Heather ^a   Shugart, Alicia ^a   Kallen, Alex ^a   Vallabhaneni, Snigdha ^a   Chiller, Tom M ^a   Jackson, Brendan R ^a   more..

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^e STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^f CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g New Jersey Department of Health   (United States)

^h MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^j OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85019915456     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6619a7     Document Type: Note

References (4)

1. Vallabhaneni S, Kallen A, Tsay S, et al. Investigation of the first seven reported cases of Candida auris, a globally emerging invasive, multidrug-resistant fungus—United States, May 2013-August 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:1234-7. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr. mm6544e1
2. Lockhart SR, Etienne KA, Vallabhaneni S, et al. Simultaneous emergence of multidrug-resistant Candida auris on 3 continents confirmed by whole-genome sequencing and epidemiological analyses. Clin Infect Dis 2017;64:134-40. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw691
3. CDC. Candida auris interim recommendations for healthcare facilities and laboratories. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC 2017. https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/candidiasis/recommendations.html#infection
4. Environmental Protection Agency. Pesticide registration. List K: EPA’s registered antimicrobial products effective against Clostridium difficile spores. Washington, DC: Environmental Protection Agency 2017. https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/ list-k-epas-registered-antimicrobial-products-effective-against-clostridium