Candida auris is a multi-drug resistant fungus that can asymptomatically colonize the skin and various body sites or cause serious invasive infections with high mortality. Given its drug resistance, it is considered a possible global threat. As of the recording of this episode, several cases and outbreaks of C. auris have been documented in the US.

 

Dottie Borton, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, joins the podcast to detail the critical information for nurses to combat this rising threat.