Hospital-Associated Transmission of Candida auris from Adult to Pediatric Patient

• Main Authors: Erin Barker (Author), Vivian Donnelly (Author), Susan Fallon (Author), Sara Pau (Author), Melanie Curless (Author), Erica Prochaska (Author), Shannon Murphy (Author), Patricia Simner (Author), Sean Zhang (Author), Aaron Milstone (Author), Anna Sick-Samuels (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Candida auris, an emerging multidrug-resistant fungus, is often difficult to control in hospital outbreaks. We report the hospital investigation and findings of a transmission of C. auris from patients hospitalized in an adult unit to a pediatric unit, the first in Maryland. Methods: Bet...