Outbreak investigation reveals Candida auris transmission linked to reusable temperature probes in intensive care patients, highlighting the pathogen's environmental persistence.
The transmission of C. auris in this hospital outbreak was found to be linked to reusable axillary temperature probes, indicating that this emerging pathogen can persist in the environment and be transmitted in health care settings. (Funded by the National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance at Oxford University and others.).
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