healthcare-associated infections (HAI) program
Candida auris (C.auris)
Information for Healthcare Facilities
Find guidance for managing patients and residents with C. auris, including information on data and reporting, lab testing, and prevention and response.
Data & Reporting
- C. auris Reporting FAQ
- C. auris Reporting, Surveillance, and Lab Testing Webinar – 11/9/22
- CalREDIE Provider Portal
- All Facilities Letter 23-08: Requirements to Report Outbreaks and Unusual Infectious Disease Occurrences
- Other Data & Reporting Webinars
Laboratory Testing
- Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Lab Network WA Regional Lab Test Menu
- AR Lab Network Targeted Surveillance Program for non-albicans Candida Isolates (PDF)
- CDPH Microbial Diseases Laboratory (MDL) Submission Instructions and Forms
- California Association of Public Health Laboratory Directors List of Local Public Health Laboratories
- LA County Department of Public Health List of Laboratories with C. auris Testing Capacity (PDF)
- Finding C. auris in CA Clinical Labs: Strategies That Work for Us! Webinar– 5/19/22
- Other Lab Testing Webinars
Prevention & Response
- Adherence Monitoring Tools
- Admission Screening for C. auris in Acute Care Hospitals Webinar – 1/23/24
- Slides (PDF) and Recording (opens in YouTube)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Resources
- Best Practices for SNFs in Accepting Residents with MDROs Webinar – 2/15/24
- C. auris Information for Patients and Families
- C. auris Quicksheet (PDF)
- California Health Alert Network (CAHAN) C. auris Advisories
- Cohorting Guidance (PDF) and Cohorting Guidance for SNFs (PDF)
- Core Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Practices
- County of San Diego Public Health C. auris FAQs for Healthcare Staff in Different Languages
- EPA-approved Products Effective Against C. auris (List P)
- Interfacility Transfer Communications Guide
- Regional Prevention Collaboratives
- Other Prevention & Response Webinars
External Links
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