Candida auris in US Correctional Facilities
Candida auris is an emerging fungal pathogen that typically affects patients in healthcare settings. Data on C. auris cases in correctional facilities are limited but are needed to guide public health recommendations. We describe cases and challenges of providing care for 13 patients who were trans...
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2024-04-01
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| author | Ian Hennessee Kaitlin Forsberg Jalysa Erskine Argentina Charles Barbara Russell Juliana Reyes Chantel Emery Nickolas Valencia Adrienne Sherman Jason Mehr Hannah Gallion Brandon Halleck Caleb Cox Marcie Bryant Deborah Nichols Magdalena Medrzycki D. Cal Ham Liesl M. Hagan Meghan Lyman |
| author_facet | Ian Hennessee Kaitlin Forsberg Jalysa Erskine Argentina Charles Barbara Russell Juliana Reyes Chantel Emery Nickolas Valencia Adrienne Sherman Jason Mehr Hannah Gallion Brandon Halleck Caleb Cox Marcie Bryant Deborah Nichols Magdalena Medrzycki D. Cal Ham Liesl M. Hagan Meghan Lyman |
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Candida auris is an emerging fungal pathogen that typically affects patients in healthcare settings. Data on C. auris cases in correctional facilities are limited but are needed to guide public health recommendations. We describe cases and challenges of providing care for 13 patients who were transferred to correctional facilities during January 2020–December 2022 after having a positive C. auris specimen. All patients had positive specimens identified while receiving inpatient care at healthcare facilities in geographic areas with high C. auris prevalence. Correctional facilities reported challenges managing patients and implementing prevention measures; those challenges varied by whether patients were housed in prison medical units or general population units. Although rarely reported, C. auris cases in persons who are incarcerated may occur, particularly in persons with known risk factors. Measures to manage cases and prevent C. auris spread in correctional facilities should address setting-specific challenges in healthcare and nonhealthcare correctional environments.
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| spelling | doaj.art-80cbbf96a99d4a27860addab0bdd494e2024-04-04T00:34:36ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592024-04-013013364010.3201/eid3013.230860Candida auris in US Correctional FacilitiesIan HennesseeKaitlin ForsbergJalysa ErskineArgentina CharlesBarbara RussellJuliana ReyesChantel EmeryNickolas ValenciaAdrienne ShermanJason MehrHannah GallionBrandon HalleckCaleb CoxMarcie BryantDeborah NicholsMagdalena MedrzyckiD. Cal HamLiesl M. HaganMeghan Lyman Candida auris is an emerging fungal pathogen that typically affects patients in healthcare settings. Data on C. auris cases in correctional facilities are limited but are needed to guide public health recommendations. We describe cases and challenges of providing care for 13 patients who were transferred to correctional facilities during January 2020–December 2022 after having a positive C. auris specimen. All patients had positive specimens identified while receiving inpatient care at healthcare facilities in geographic areas with high C. auris prevalence. Correctional facilities reported challenges managing patients and implementing prevention measures; those challenges varied by whether patients were housed in prison medical units or general population units. Although rarely reported, C. auris cases in persons who are incarcerated may occur, particularly in persons with known risk factors. Measures to manage cases and prevent C. auris spread in correctional facilities should address setting-specific challenges in healthcare and nonhealthcare correctional environments. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/13/23-0860_articleCandida aurisfungicorrectional facilitiesprisonscorrectional healthinfection prevention and control |
| spellingShingle | Ian Hennessee Kaitlin Forsberg Jalysa Erskine Argentina Charles Barbara Russell Juliana Reyes Chantel Emery Nickolas Valencia Adrienne Sherman Jason Mehr Hannah Gallion Brandon Halleck Caleb Cox Marcie Bryant Deborah Nichols Magdalena Medrzycki D. Cal Ham Liesl M. Hagan Meghan Lyman Candida auris in US Correctional Facilities Emerging Infectious Diseases Candida auris fungi correctional facilities prisons correctional health infection prevention and control |
| title | Candida auris in US Correctional Facilities |
| title_full | Candida auris in US Correctional Facilities |
| title_fullStr | Candida auris in US Correctional Facilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Candida auris in US Correctional Facilities |
| title_short | Candida auris in US Correctional Facilities |
| title_sort | candida auris in us correctional facilities |
| topic | Candida auris fungi correctional facilities prisons correctional health infection prevention and control |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/13/23-0860_article |
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