Violeta Melinte, Alexandra Daniela Tudor, Adrian Georgian Bujoi, Maria-Adelina Radu, Maria Cristina Văcăriou, Ioana Miriana Cismaru, Tiberiu Sebastian Holban, Carmen Luminița Mîrzan, Ruxandra Popescu, Robert Cătălin Ciupan, Alin Baciu, Oriana Elena Moraru, Matei Popa-Cherecheanu, Valeriu Gheorghiță
Candida auris is a newly emerging yeast, which is raising public health concerns due to its outbreak potential, lack of protocols for decontamination and isolation of patients or contacts, increased resistance to common antifungals, and associated high mortality. This research aimed to describe the challenges related to identifying the outbreak, limiting further contamination, and treating affected individuals. We retrospectively analyzed all cases of C. auris detected between October 2022 and August 2023, but our investigation focused on a three-month-long outbreak in the department of cardio-vascular surgery and the related intensive care unit...
April 3, 2024: Antibiotics