Table 2 Interventions needed in case of Candida auris outbreak
Interventions proposed | Usefulness |
|---|---|
1-Notify public health agency | Undoubted |
2-Place patient (colonized or infected) in a single room | Undoubted |
3-Institute Contact Precautions for colonized or infected patients | Undoubted |
4-Screen all contact patients (defined as roommates) once a week and before leaving the medical ward | Uncertainty how best to monitor |
5-Reinforce environmental cleaning 3× day with 1000 ppm chlorine based, vaporized H2O2 | Undoubted |
6-Reduce duration of invasive procedures in colonized patients | Undoubted |
7-Skin decolonization (colonized patients) with 10% w/w iodinated povidone | No clear data |