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Volume 31, Number 9—September 2025
Research
Increased Incidence of Candida auris Colonization in Early COVID-19 Pandemic, Orange County, California, USA
Alissa H. Dratch, Mi Le, and Matthew Zahn
Table 2
Number of patients at risk for Candida auris colonization early in the COVID-19 pandemic in 3 LTACHs, by study period, Orange County, California, USA*
| Study period | No. patients at 0 days | No. patients at 15 days | No. patients at 30 days | No. patients at 45 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period 1 | 104 | 84 | 53 | 40 |
| Period 2 | 145 | 65 | 21 | 9 |
| Period 3 | 692 | 364 | 172 | 81 |
| Period 4 | 612 | 295 | 128 | 68 |
| Period 5 | 563 | 325 | 159 | 86 |
*Cohort consisted of patients in the 3 LTACHs in Orange County during March 14, 2019–July 18, 2022. Date ranges for each study period are shown in [[ANCHOR###F2###Figure 2###Anchor]]. LTACH, long-term acute-care hospital.
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