Preparedness for Candida auris in Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP) hospitals, 2018

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Mar;41(3):361-364. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.369. Epub 2020 Jan 13.

Abstract

We surveyed Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program hospitals to evaluate infection prevention and microbiology laboratory preparedness for Candida auris. We identified significant gaps: most hospitals were not prepared to screen patients for colonization, and only one-half of laboratories reported identifying all clinically significant Candida isolates to the species level.

MeSH terms

  • Canada / epidemiology
  • Candida / isolation & purification
  • Candidiasis / epidemiology*
  • Candidiasis / prevention & control*
  • Cross Infection
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods*
  • Sentinel Surveillance*