Candida auris Surveillance, Qualitative, Real-Time PCR, Axilla/Groin, Nares
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Clinical Significance
Candida auris Surveillance, Qualitative, Real-Time PCR, Axilla/Groin, Nares - Candida auris is an emerging yeast which causes invasive healthcare-associated infection with high mortality worldwide. This yeast often does not respond to commonly used antifungal drugs, making infections difficult to treat. Hospitalized patients in a healthcare facility are at higher risk of infection. Screening for C. auris colonization is important as patients who are colonized may be at risk of developing invasive infections and can transmit the organism to other patients. The most common sites of colonization for C. auris are the axillae and groin, and composite ...
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Methodology
Reference Range(s)
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Preferred Specimen(s)
1 composite groin/axilla swab collected in liquid Amies elution swab (ESwab™)
Alternative Specimen(s)
1 composite nasal swab in liquid Amies elution swab ESwab
Minimum Volume
1 Eswab
Collection Instructions
Swab both the left and right axilla (armpit) skin surface targeting the crease in the skin where the arm meets the the body approximately 3-5 times. With the same swab used on the axilla, swab the left and right groin skin surface, targeting the skin where the thigh meets the trunk approximately 3-5 times.
Transport Container
Liquid Amies elution swab ESwab
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
- Room temperature: Unacceptable
- Refrigerated: 14 days
- Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria
No swab present • Swab without media • Gel Amies collection tube • Blood samples • Urine samples
Setup Schedule
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days