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Persistent colonization of Candida auris among inpatients rescreened as part of a weekly surveillance program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2023

Sebastian P. Arenas Open the ORCID record for Sebastian P. Arenas [Opens in a new window] ,
Patrice J. Persad Open the ORCID record for Patrice J. Persad [Opens in a new window] ,
Samira Patel ,
Dipen J. Parekh ,
Tanira B.D. Ferreira ,
Mirian Farinas ,
D. Joseph Sexton Open the ORCID record for D. Joseph Sexton [Opens in a new window] ,
Meghan Lyman Open the ORCID record for Meghan Lyman [Opens in a new window] ,
Hayley B. Gershengorn Open the ORCID record for Hayley B. Gershengorn [Opens in a new window]  and
Bhavarth S. Shukla
Sebastian P. Arenas*
Affiliation:
University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida
Patrice J. Persad
Affiliation:
University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida
Samira Patel
Affiliation:
University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida
Dipen J. Parekh
Affiliation:
University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
Tanira B.D. Ferreira
Affiliation:
University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
Mirian Farinas
Affiliation:
University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida
D. Joseph Sexton
Affiliation:
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Meghan Lyman
Affiliation:
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Hayley B. Gershengorn
Affiliation:
University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
Bhavarth S. Shukla
Affiliation:
University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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Corresponding author: Sebastian P. Arenas; Email: s.arenas@med.miami.edu
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Abstract

We established a surveillance program to evaluate persistence of C. auris colonization among hospitalized patients. Overall, 17 patients (34%) had ≥1 negative result followed by a positive test, and 7 (41%) of these patients had ≥2 consecutive negative tests.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 45 , Issue 6 , June 2024 , pp. 762 - 765
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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