Sampling efficiency of Candida auris from healthcare surfaces: culture and nonculture detection methods

Authors :: Judith Noble-Wang
Laura J. Rose
Lisa H Tran
William A Furin
Monica Y Chan
Amanda K Lyons
Source :: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 43:1492-1494
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2021.
Abstract: Sponges and swabs were evaluated for their ability to recover Candida auris dried 1 hour on steel and plastic surfaces. Culture recovery ranged from 50% recovery (swabs), indicating that cells may enter a viable but nonculturable state.

Subjects :: Microbiology (medical)
Epidemiology
business.industry
Sampling efficiency
030501 epidemiology
Viable but nonculturable
Microbiology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Infectious Diseases
Candida auris
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
0305 other medical science
business

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