The Emergence and Persistence of Candida auris in Western New York with No Epidemiologic Links: A Failure of Stewardship?

Patrick McGann, Francois Lebreton, Abhimanyu Aggarwal, Jason Stam, Rosslyn Maybank, Matthew Ficinski, Melissa Bronstein*, Jason W. Bennett, Emil Lesho*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Reports of Candida auris infection in patients without epidemiologic links to prior outbreaks are scarce. We describe the genomic epidemiology of such a case in Western New York. Before emergence, the patient received >60 days of excess antibiotics. Candida auris was recovered on near-patient surfaces after enhanced terminal cleanings.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberofad123
JournalOpen Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume10
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Candida auris
  • Western New York
  • antibiotic stewardship
  • outbreak

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