Candida auris Discovery through Community Wastewater Surveillance during Healthcare Outbreak, Nevada, USA, 2022

Candida auris Discovery through Community Wastewater Surveillance during Healthcare Outbreak, Nevada, USA, 2022

Candida auris transmission is steadily increasing across the United States. We report culture-based detection of C. auris in wastewater and the epidemiologic link between isolated strains and southern Nevada, USA, hospitals within the sampled sewershed. Our results illustrate the potential of waste...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Rossi, Jorge Chavez, Thomas Iverson, John Hergert, Kelly Oakeson, Nathan LaCross, Chidinma Njoku, Andrew Gorzalski, Daniel Gerrity
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Candida auris
candidiasis
antimicrobial resistance
wastewater
nosocomial infections
outbreaks
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/2/22-1523_article
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Summary:Candida auris transmission is steadily increasing across the United States. We report culture-based detection of C. auris in wastewater and the epidemiologic link between isolated strains and southern Nevada, USA, hospitals within the sampled sewershed. Our results illustrate the potential of wastewater surveillance for containing C. auris.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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