Management of Suspected and Confirmed Candida auris Isolate patients with suspected C auris • Private room and designated health care staff • Strict adherence to hand hygiene and use of gloves, gowns, and designated equipment • Daily and terminal disinfection Begin treatment • Empirical therapy with an echinocandin (anidulafungin, caspofungin, or micafungin) Report confirmation of C auris • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Local public health authorities C auris infection confirmed • Contact infectious disease specialist regarding definitive therapy • Isolate and screen patient contacts for C auris infection or colonization • Optimize environmental disinfection • Consider decolonization of patient skin and mucosa • Rescreen patients at 3-month intervals #Candida #auris #Management #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
