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- Title
Candida auris Outbreak in a COVID-19 Specialty Care Unit -- Florida, July-August 2020.
- Authors
Prestel, Christopher; Anderson, Erica; Forsberg, Kaitlin; Lyman, Meghan; de Perio, Marie A.; Kuhar, David; Edwards, Kendra; Rivera, Maria; Shugart, Alicia; Walters, Maroya; Dotson, Nychie Q.
- Abstract
The article presents a report on a Candida auris outbreak in a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) specialty care unit in Florida from July to August 2020. Also cited are the measures implemented by the Florida Department of Health to limit the spread like contact tracing and screening upon detection and observation of health care personnel (HCP) use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and the support provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in outbreak control.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; MEDICAL personnel; HEALTH facilities; COVID-19; CANDIDA; CANDIDEMIA; ENTEROCOCCAL infections
- Publication
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 2021, Vol 70, Issue 2, p56
- ISSN
0149-2195
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15585/mmwr.mm7002e3