NEW US GUIDANCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL OF CANDIDA AURIS

摘要

In November the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified drug resistant Candida auris infections in hospitals in the US. At that time, CDC issued a clinical alert on Candida to US healthcare facilities and recommended use of a hospital disinfectant effective against fungi. It has since revised its recommendation to include thorough daily and after-discharge cleaning of rooms of C. auris patients using EPA-registered hospital disinfectants active against Clostridium difficile.