Relative Resistance of the Emerging Fungal Pathogen Candida auris and Other Candida Species to Killing by Ultraviolet Light

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Jan;39(1):94-96. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.239. Epub 2017 Nov 21.

Abstract

Mobile ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light room decontamination devices are frequently used as an adjunct to standard cleaning in healthcare facilities, but their efficacy in killing Candida species is not clear. In laboratory testing, the emerging multidrug-resistant Candida auris and 2 other Candida species were significantly less susceptible to killing by UV-C than methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:94-96.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Candida / drug effects
  • Candida / pathogenicity*
  • Candidiasis / drug therapy
  • Candidiasis / microbiology*
  • Candidiasis / prevention & control*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control*
  • Decontamination / methods*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Fungal
  • Equipment Contamination
  • Humans
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity
  • Patients' Rooms
  • Ultraviolet Rays*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents