Is routine screening for Candida auris necessary in ICU?
Active screening for <i>Candida auris</i> in all patients is not required in our hospital as the prevalence was very low and not cost-effective. Therefore we plan to modify our screening strategy and use risk factors based surveillance strategy as it may serve as an ideal strategy.
Authors
- Arun Sachu
- Alice David (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6545-7314)
- Philip Mathew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2138-3509)
- Sanjo Sunny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1363-3726)
- Ajeesh Kumar
- Harisree Sudersanan
Institutions
- Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College Hospital (IN)
- T. D. Medical College (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Iranian Journal of Microbiology
- Published
- 2024-10-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18502/ijm.v16i5.16807
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00