美国惩戒设施中的Candida auris
Emerging infectious diseases
|April 1, 2024
概括
correctional facilities中的Candida auris (C. auris) 感染很少见,但可能发生在被监禁的人身上. 设施在管理C. auris病例和防止其传播方面面临挑战.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 菌类学 菌类学是指菌类学.
背景情况:
- 黄 (C. auris) 是一种新兴的,多药耐药的真菌病原体.
- C. auris主要影响医疗机构的患者.
- 关于C. auris在惩戒设施中的数据有限.
研究的目的:
- 为了描述囚禁患者中C. auris的病例.
- 确定在惩戒设施内管理C. auris的挑战.
- 在这种环境中为预防C. auris提供公共卫生建议.
主要方法:
- 追溯的病例系列13名患者转移到校正设施与阳性C. auris标本.
- 监狱机构报告的关于患者管理和感染控制方面的挑战分析.
- 从2020年1月到2022年12月对患者数据的审查.
主要成果:
- 在惩戒设施中发现了13名患有C. auris的患者.
- 设施报告说,在患者管理和实施C. auris预防措施方面存在重大挑战.
- 根据患者住房 (医疗与普通人口单位) 的不同,挑战有所不同.
结论:
- 黄菌病例可以发生在被监禁的人群中,特别是那些有风险因素的人群中.
- 惩戒设施需要量身定制的策略来管理C. auris并防止传播.
- 解决特定环境的挑战对于监狱中有效的C. auris控制至关重要.
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