Impact of In-house Candida auris Polymerase Chain Reaction Screening on Admission on the Incidence Rates of Surveillance and Blood Cultures With C. auris and Associated Cost Savings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of strategies for rapid diagnostic screening of Candida auris on hospital operations has not been previously characterized. We describe the implementation of in-house polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing on admission for screening of colonization with C. auris, associated process improvements, and financial impact.

Methods

This study was conducted across an integrated health system. Patients were tested based on risk factors for C. auris carriage. Pre-intervention, the PCR was sent out to a reference laboratory, and postintervention was performed in-house. Changes in the incidence rates (IRs) of C. auris present on admission (CA-POA) and C. auris hospital-onset fungemia (CA-HOF) were assessed using interrupted time

SUBMITTER: Rosa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10665036 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature