The fungus is around us, but some species have a significant threat to human health. They can spread quietly, flourish in the hospital, resist various treatments, and survive on the surface for several weeks. that is Candidozyma Auris (C. Auris) Previously, Candida Auris is known for mold pathogens that are attracting attention from medical professionals and public health authorities around the world.
Fungal pathogen C. Auris
C. Auris is a recent mold. Mold is a type of microorganism, and some of them can make you sick.
It rarely causes a healthy individual’s infection, but it can cause danger to people in the hospital, especially those who have been in hospitals or weakened the immune system. In 2009, it was first confirmed in the ear of Japanese patients and was found in more than 40 countries in six continents. C. AURIS is especially noteworthy. It can survive on the surface for a long time, including the hospital environment, and often resist primary treatment and disinfectant.
C. How to spread AURIS
C. Oris is mainly in contact with contaminated surfaces or medical equipment or direct contact with colonized individuals. People can carry mold on the skin without infection (called colony). However, people with C. Auris on the skin can be infected when they enter the body through the wound.
It can spread between people in a medical environment. Colonialization can occur even after contacting the fungus (that is, a person will now carry it on the skin now). C. AURIS has been identified in numerous hospital items, including medical equipment such as bed equipment, radiators, creation, sink and temperature probes, blood pressure cuffs and steters.
C. Diseases caused by AURIS
Infection is serious. Some people can carry mold without symptoms, and others cause serious infections such as blood, brain and spinal cords, bones, abdominal, wounds, ears, respiratory and urine systems. People holding mold are still at risk of causing infections or delivering them to others.
Dangerous people
C. AURIS mainly affects people in the medical environment, including people with weakened immune systems.
- Last year, patients who received overseas medical care, international patient transfer to the UK hospital for repatriation or medical care, especially countries in which the onset of onset
- Patients with a long period of time will stay
- People with medical devices in the body
- Intensive care
- Individuals previously treated with specific antibiotics
Colonized people can carry C. Auris for months or years to increase the risk of infection and deliver mold to others.
C. What we do to solve the risk of AURIS
As in other countries, it is not widely spread in the UK, but C. Auris has occurred in several medical environments in the UK (to date less than 700 cases have been detected). We monitor the C. AURIS case, cooperate with NHS, independent medical service providers and other stakeholders to limit spreads and identify the appropriate treatment options.
Reasons for monitoring pathogens
We monitor C. Auris for some reason.
- Antifungal resistance C. Auris can quickly develop resistance to multiple drugs, and some strains have developed resistance to all treatments available around the world.
- Trade related to medical care C. AURIS has caused numerous outbreaks worldwide, including the UK.
- Environmental sustainability The organism can survive on the surface for a long time, increasing the risk of being transmitted to several people.
- Difficulty in diagnosis C. It can be difficult to identify AURIS. If the organism is incorrectly identified, it may be delayed to correctly manage C. Auris or who are colonized or infected.
C. How to prevent AURIS from spreading
C. A very thorough infection prevention and control measures are required within AURIS control medical environment.
- If your hand hygiene with alcohol -based hand rubbish or hand is noticeably dirty, it is essential to wash your hands with soap and water.
- Active surveillance for early confirmation of colonial or infected patients; Including the previous year, including a patient who stays overnight at a medical facility other than the UK or a patient from an influenced unit affected by the UK
- Proper management of colonies or infected patients in C. Auris within a medical environment
- Thorough cleaning of hospital environment using appropriate disinfectants
- If possible, use disposable equipment to get effective pollution removal for reusable items.
- C. Antibacterial use carefully to prevent the strains of AURIS
C. AURIS is especially increasing worldwide health problems around the world, especially in health care environments that can resist treatment and some disinfectants. Although it is not widely spread in the UK, it should be known that C. AURIS can spread to the hospital environment. Effective infection prevention and control measures, strict hygiene practices, continuous monitoring and continuous research can minimize spreads.
