[doc maverick]

“Candida auris mainly spreads in health care settings, where people are sick and vulnerable. People with catheters, breathing tubes, feeding tubes and PICC lines are at the highest risk because the pathogen can enter the body through these types of devices.”
It’s spreading in hospital systems need to do a better job with sterilization of catheters, scopes, etc.
it’s mainly a nosocomial infection.

[logi_cal869]

“Candida auris mainly spreads in health care settings, where people are sick and vulnerable. People with catheters, breathing tubes, feeding tubes and PICC lines are at the highest risk because the pathogen can enter the body through these types of devices.” It’s spreading in hospital systems need to do a better job with sterilization of catheters, scopes, etc. it’s mainly a nosocomial infection.

That is correct, but it's old news (hint: 'study finds')

[Carry_Okie]

It’s spreading in hospital systems need to do a better job with sterilization of catheters, scopes, etc.

I doubt that's the problem. The spores could be airborne, in ductwork, on clothing, on any touch surface, and then be transferred to those instruments during insertion. Hence, care with procedure would be my first priority. IOW this could be very difficult to manage.

[cherry]

Well they don't reuse Foley catheters or feeding tube's or picc lines....

we generally are an unhealthy society and have been antibiotic-ed up the wazzu ..plus the people allowed to be in the hospital have multiple modalities many of them lifestyle choices.