Effectiveness of Disinfectants Against Candida auris and Other Candida Species

Jennifer L Cadnum; Aaron A Shaikh; Christina T Piedrahita; Thriveen Sankar; Annette L Jencson; Emily L Larkin; Mahmoud A Ghannoum; Curtis J Donskey

doi:10.1017/ice.2017.162

Effectiveness of Disinfectants Against Candida auris and Other Candida Species

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Oct;38(10):1240-1243. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.162. Epub 2017 Aug 10.

Authors

Jennifer L Cadnum¹, Aaron A Shaikh², Christina T Piedrahita¹, Thriveen Sankar¹, Annette L Jencson¹, Emily L Larkin³, Mahmoud A Ghannoum³, Curtis J Donskey²

Affiliations

¹ 1Research Service,Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center,Cleveland,Ohio.
² 2Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,Cleveland,Ohio.
³ 3Center for Medical Mycology,Case Western Reserve University,Cleveland,Ohio.

PMID: 28793937
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.162

Abstract

Contaminated surfaces are a suspected source for dissemination of the globally emerging pathogen Candida auris. In laboratory testing, sporicidal and improved hydrogen peroxide disinfectants were highly effective against C. auris, C. glabrata, and C. albicans. The widely used quaternary ammonium disinfectants exhibited relatively poor activity against all of the Candida species. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:1240-1243.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Acetic Acid / pharmacology
Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
Candida / classification
Candida / drug effects*
Decontamination / methods
Disinfectants / pharmacology*
Drug Resistance, Multiple
Equipment Contamination
Humans
Hydrogen Peroxide / pharmacology
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Sodium Hypochlorite / pharmacology

Substances

Antifungal Agents
Disinfectants
Hydrogen Peroxide
Sodium Hypochlorite
Acetic Acid