C. auris is an emerging fungus and a global health threat. It colonizes the armpit and the groin area and can cause life-threatening infections that are very difficult to treat.
Patients will need to be admitted or transferred to a single room for isolation. Because C. auris is resistant to many common antifungal treatments, you may need a mixture of drugs to treat the infection.The fungus may continue to persist on the skin or other body sites after treatment without causing symptoms. This can lead to transmission to others.
C. auris mostly affects patients with severe underlying medical conditions requiring complex and prolonged medical care. Patients with invasive medical devices like breathing tubes, feeding tubes, catheters in a vein, or urinary catheters tend to be at increased risk for getting C. auris and developing an infection.
Because C. auris remains on the skin and is difficult to eradicate, you will have to remain isolated throughout the hospital stay and during any future clinic visits.
Yes, they can. Proper hand hygiene and use of personal protective equipment is required.
Healthcare providers take special steps to prevent the spread of C. auris, including placing patients in a room separated from those at risk, cleaning the rooms with special disinfectant products, and wearing gloves and gowns while delivering care.
Patients with C. auris often continue to have it on their skin or other body sites for a very long time. You should practise good personal hygiene and hand hygiene at home. Remember to wash your hands before touching your wound or dressing.
