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Volume 29, Number 9—September 2023
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High Prevalence of Candida auris Colonization during Protracted Neonatal Unit Outbreak, South Africa

Liliwe ShupingComments to Author , Tsidiso G. Maphanga, Serisha D. Naicker, Ruth Mpembe, Nqobile Ngoma, Sithembiso Velaphi, Firdose Nakwa, Jeannette Wadula, Prenika Jaglal, and Nelesh P. Govender
Author affiliations: National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa (L. Shuping, T.G. Maphanga, S.D. Naicker, R. Mpembe, N. Ngoma, N.P. Govender); Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg (S. Velaphi, F. Nakwa); University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (S. Velaphi, F. Nakwa, J. Wadula, P. Jaglal, N.P. Govender); National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg (J. Wadula, P. Jaglal); University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (N.P. Govender); St. George’s University of London, London, UK (N.P. Govender); University of Exeter, Devon, UK (N.P. Govender)

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Table 1

Prevalence of Candida auris colonization by direct SYBR PrimeScript RT-PCR and selective/enrichment culture with MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry identification in neonatal unit of Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa, November 2, 2021*

Neonatal unit No. swabbed Prevalence by RT-PCR Prevalence by culture Overall prevalence
Intensive care 12 6 (50) 10 (83) 10 (83)
Transitional care 46 8 (17) 14 (30) 14 (30)
High care surgical 10 5 (50) 6 (60) 7 (70)
High care 97 7 (7) 27 (28) 27 (28)
Kangaroo mother and child care
 30
 3 (10)
 6 (20)
 6 (20)
Total 195 29 (15)† 63 (32) 64 (33)

*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. MALDI-TOF, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight; RT-PCR, reverse transcription PCR. †One infant had insufficient sample for PCR; however, this infant was included in the denominator when calculating prevalence.

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