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Descriptive View on Candida Auris Occurrence in a Tertiary Health Institution in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Fatimah S. Alshahrani
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Abba Amsami Elgujja
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Sara Alsubaie
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Salah Ahmed Ezreqat
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Ahmed M. Albarrag
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Mazin Barry
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Khalifa Bin Khamis
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Lulwa Alabdan
Version 1 : Received: 9 October 2023 / Approved: 9 October 2023 / Online: 9 October 2023 (14:02:15 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 29 November 2023 / Approved: 30 November 2023 / Online: 30 November 2023 (12:04:07 CET)

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Alshahrani, F.S.; Elgujja, A.A.; Alsubaie, S.; Ezreqat, S.A.; Albarraq, A.M.; Barry, M.; Binkhamis, K.; Alabdan, L. Description of Candida auris Occurrence in a Tertiary Health Institution in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Healthcare 2023, 11, 3150. Alshahrani, F.S.; Elgujja, A.A.; Alsubaie, S.; Ezreqat, S.A.; Albarraq, A.M.; Barry, M.; Binkhamis, K.; Alabdan, L. Description of Candida auris Occurrence in a Tertiary Health Institution in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Healthcare 2023, 11, 3150.

Abstract

Background Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen that represents a serious threat to healthcare settings currently. Objective: Its objective was to determine the prevalence of C. auris in the hospital since its initial detection in late 2019. Methods: Using an adapted risk assessment tool, we reviewed the charts. and medical files of all suspected? and confirmed cases of C. auris cases reported at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh between November 2019 and December 2022. Anonymized data were retrieved in a pre-established datasheet and analyzed to determine the epidemiological characteristics of C. auris infection in our facility. We established our initial prevalence by age, gender, risk factors, and according to sampling source. Results: Of the 53 confirmed cases positive for C. auris during the study period, 33 (62%) were males. Their ages ranged between 15 and 98; most positive cases occurred in 50 and above. Only one of the confirmed cases was hospital-acquired. All patients had at least one risk factor, and Urine samples yielded the greatest number of positive cases while admission to healthcare facilities constituted the highest risk in our study. Conclusion: Establishing a local prevalence could serve as our baseline/benchmark to compare with regional and international benchmarks.

Keywords

Candida auris; C. auris; Candida; Candidemia; Multi-drug resistant organism; MDRO; Emerging pathogens; Resistant pathogens

Subject

Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Received: 30 November 2023
Commenter: Abba Elgujja
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Comment: Changes to the tables and figures, as well as adding a conclusion
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