The Emergence and Persistence of Candida auris in Western New York With No Epidemiologic Links: A Failure of Stewardship?

Authors

Patrick McGann, Multidrug-Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network (MRSN), Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Francois Lebreton, Multidrug-Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network (MRSN), Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Abhimanyu Aggarwal, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Jason Stam, Multidrug-Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network (MRSN), Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Rosslyn Maybank, Multidrug-Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network (MRSN), Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Matthew Ficinski, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Melissa Bronstein, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Jason W. Bennett, Multidrug-Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network (MRSN), Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Emil Lesho, Rochester Regional HealthFollow

Department

Infectious Diseases

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Abstract

Reports of Candida auris infection in patients without epidemiologic links to prior outbreaks are scarce. We describe the genomic epidemiology of such a case in Western New York. Before emergence, the patient received > 60 days of excess antibiotics. Candida auris was recovered on near-patient surfaces after enhanced terminal cleanings.

First Page

ofad123

DOI

10.1093/ofid/ofad123

Volume

10

Issue

3

Publication Date

3-1-2023

PubMed ID

37008571

Recommended Citation

McGann, P., Lebreton, F., Aggarwal, A., Stam, J., Maybank, R., Ficinski, M., Bronstein, M., Bennett, J. W., & Lesho, E. (2023). The Emergence and Persistence of Candida auris in Western New York With No Epidemiologic Links: A Failure of Stewardship?. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 10 (3), ofad123. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad123