Pediatric recommendations for preventing and controlling Candida auris released (opens in new tab)

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) has released a new consensus statement providing pediatric-specific recommendations for the infection prevention and control of Candida auris (also referred to as Candidozyma auris), a multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen associated with health care-associated infections and outbreaks worldwide. The research is published in the journal Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology.