Focus: Infection Control

CDC offers advice on controlling spread of superbug fungus

The multidrug-resistant yeast is transmitted in healthcare settings


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new recommendations to help prevent the spread of C. auris, an emerging multidrug-resistant yeast that causes invasive infections and is transmitted in healthcare settings, according to an article on the Fierce Healthcare website.

The CDC's recommendations include:

• Screening patients/residents in hospitals or nursing homes who were close contacts to detect transmission

•Cleaning and disinfecting the rooms of patients with C. auris each day using an EPA-registered disinfectant effective against Clostridium difficile spores

Read the article.

 



October 13, 2017


Topic Area: Infection Control

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