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Candida auris: Current Challenges in Infection Control, Supported by the Literature through a Case Presentation
Abstract
Objective: Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant yeast that poses a significant global health threat because of its ability to persist on environmental surfaces for extended periods. This case report evaluates infection-control measures applied in a patient with C. auris detected in a urine culture, in light of current national and international guidelines.
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old woman was hospitalized with urinary tract infection and received intravenous meropenem for ten days. A follow-up urine culture grew C. auris. As there was no fever, leukocytosis, or clinical signs of urinary tract infection, the finding was considered colonization. The patient was immediately isolated in a single room and contact precautions were reinforced. Screening nasal and axillary swab cultures obtained from other patients cared for by the same nursing team were all negative for C. auris.
Conclusion: This case illustrates that broad-spectrum antimicrobial exposure and prolonged hospitalization are major risk factors for C. auris colonization. Timely implementation of the 2025 guideline of the Turkish Ministry of Health, General Directorate of Public Health, and the updated 2025 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations plays a critical role in preventing nosocomial spread.
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References
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Infectious Diseases
Journal Section
Case Report
Publication Date
January 19, 2026
Submission Date
September 22, 2025
Acceptance Date
December 18, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2026 Volume: 6 Number: 1
APA
Altunışık Toplu, S., Parmaksız, E. N., Köse, A., & Bulam, N. (2026). Candida auris: Current Challenges in Infection Control, Supported by the Literature through a Case Presentation. Aksaray Üniversitesi Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi, 6(1), 30-33. https://izlik.org/JA95DF93DK
AMA
1.Altunışık Toplu S, Parmaksız EN, Köse A, Bulam N. Candida auris: Current Challenges in Infection Control, Supported by the Literature through a Case Presentation. asujms. 2026;6(1):30-33. https://izlik.org/JA95DF93DK
Chicago
Altunışık Toplu, Sibel, Emine Nalan Parmaksız, Adem Köse, and Nazire Bulam. 2026. “Candida Auris: Current Challenges in Infection Control, Supported by the Literature through a Case Presentation”. Aksaray Üniversitesi Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi 6 (1): 30-33. https://izlik.org/JA95DF93DK.
EndNote
Altunışık Toplu S, Parmaksız EN, Köse A, Bulam N (January 1, 2026) Candida auris: Current Challenges in Infection Control, Supported by the Literature through a Case Presentation. Aksaray Üniversitesi Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi 6 1 30–33.
IEEE
[1]S. Altunışık Toplu, E. N. Parmaksız, A. Köse, and N. Bulam, “Candida auris: Current Challenges in Infection Control, Supported by the Literature through a Case Presentation”, asujms, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 30–33, Jan. 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA95DF93DK
ISNAD
Altunışık Toplu, Sibel - Parmaksız, Emine Nalan - Köse, Adem - Bulam, Nazire. “Candida Auris: Current Challenges in Infection Control, Supported by the Literature through a Case Presentation”. Aksaray Üniversitesi Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi 6/1 (January 1, 2026): 30-33. https://izlik.org/JA95DF93DK.
JAMA
1.Altunışık Toplu S, Parmaksız EN, Köse A, Bulam N. Candida auris: Current Challenges in Infection Control, Supported by the Literature through a Case Presentation. asujms. 2026;6:30–33.
MLA
Altunışık Toplu, Sibel, et al. “Candida Auris: Current Challenges in Infection Control, Supported by the Literature through a Case Presentation”. Aksaray Üniversitesi Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 1, Jan. 2026, pp. 30-33, https://izlik.org/JA95DF93DK.
Vancouver
1.Sibel Altunışık Toplu, Emine Nalan Parmaksız, Adem Köse, Nazire Bulam. Candida auris: Current Challenges in Infection Control, Supported by the Literature through a Case Presentation. asujms [Internet]. 2026 Jan. 1;6(1):30-3. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA95DF93DK