Candida auris environmental contamination is unlikely to be adequately controlled because re-contamination occurs within hours after disinfection.

Candida auris (C auris) recontaminates environmental surfaces within a patient’s room within hours despite regular cleaning and disinfection. C auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant yeast that is often associated with substantial morbidity and mortality and is often transmitted in health care facilities. Investigators suspect environmental contamination plays an important role in transmission, but additional information is needed to inform environmental cleaning recommendations to prevent spread.

A recent study about this topic, “Multicenter Evaluation of Contamination of the Healthcare Environment Near Patients with Candida auris Skin Colonization,” funded by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Foundation, was presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Spring conference, held April 12-14 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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