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Sampling efficiency of Candida auris from healthcare surfaces: culture and nonculture detection methods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2021

William A. Furin Open the ORCID record for William A. Furin [Opens in a new window] ,
Lisa H. Tran ,
Monica Y. Chan ,
Amanda K. Lyons ,
Judith Noble-Wang  and
Laura J. Rose Open the ORCID record for Laura J. Rose [Opens in a new window]
William A. Furin
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Clinical and Environmental Microbiology Branch, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Lisa H. Tran
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Clinical and Environmental Microbiology Branch, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Monica Y. Chan
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Clinical and Environmental Microbiology Branch, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Amanda K. Lyons
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Clinical and Environmental Microbiology Branch, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Judith Noble-Wang*
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Clinical and Environmental Microbiology Branch, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Laura J. Rose
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Clinical and Environmental Microbiology Branch, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Author for correspondence: Judith Noble-Wang, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Sponges and swabs were evaluated for their ability to recover Candida auris dried 1 hour on steel and plastic surfaces. Culture recovery ranged from <0.1% (sponges) to 8.4% (swabs), and cells detected with an esterase activity assay revealed >50% recovery (swabs), indicating that cells may enter a viable but nonculturable state.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 43 , Issue 10 , October 2022 , pp. 1492 - 1494
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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