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Candida auris rapidly recontaminates surfaces around patients’ beds despite cleaning and disinfection

Candida auris rapidly recontaminates surfaces around patients’ beds despite cleaning and disinfection

INFECTION CONTROL TODAY | Candida auris (C auris) recontaminates environmental surfaces within a patient’s room within hours despite regular cleaning and disinfection. C auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant yeast that is often associated with substantial morbidity and mortality and is often transmitted in health care facilities. Investigators suspect environmental contamination plays an important role in transmission, but additional information is needed to inform environmental cleaning recommendations to prevent spread.

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