Current situation of prevention and control of infection and healthcare-associated infection due to Candida auris

Abstract:

Candida auris(C. auris) is a multidrug-resistant yeast which can cause invasive infection, it was first detected and reported in 2009. It is difficult to be identified through the laboratory traditional morphological and biochemical detection methods, clinical isolates of C. auris are usually multidrug-resistant and cause infection with high mortality rates, it can exist for a long time on environmental surface and colonized population. To date, transmission mechanisms and disinfection measures of C. auris remained unclear, more than 30 countries have successively reported cases of infection and healthcare-associated infection(HAI) due to C. auris, which is gradually becomes a new global threat. Eighteen cases of C. auris infection have been reported in China. In order to reveal the risk of C. auris HAI transmission and help medical institutions improve the prevention and control program for HAI, this paper reviews the current situation of prevention and control of infection and HAI due to C. auris.