Candida auris‒Associated Hospitalizations, United States, 2017–2022

Abstract

Using a large US hospital database, we describe 192 Candida auris‒associated hospitalizations during 2017–2022, including 38 (20%) C. auris bloodstream infections. Hospitalizations involved extensive concurrent conditions and healthcare use; estimated crude mortality rate was 34%. These findings underscore the continued need for public health surveillance and C. auris containment efforts.

Keywords

• Candida auris
• fungi
• fungal infections
• hospitalizations
• epidemiology
• United States