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Comparative Study
. 2017 Sep;38(9):1107-1109.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.127. Epub 2017 Jul 11.

Environmental Surfaces in Healthcare Facilities are a Potential Source for Transmission of Candida auris and Other Candida Species

Christina T Piedrahita  1 , Jennifer L Cadnum  1 , Annette L Jencson  1 , Aaron A Shaikh  2 , Mahmoud A Ghannoum  3 , Curtis J Donskey  2
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Comparative Study

Environmental Surfaces in Healthcare Facilities are a Potential Source for Transmission of Candida auris and Other Candida Species

Christina T Piedrahita et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

Contaminated surfaces have been implicated as a potential route for dissemination of the emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen Candida auris. In laboratory testing, C. auris and other Candida species persisted for 7 days on moist or dry surfaces. Candida species were recovered frequently from the hospital environment, particularly from moist surfaces. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:1107-1109.

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