Brazil reports Candida auris cases in Pernambuco

January 14, 2022

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The National Health Surveillance Agency – Anvisa reported this week the third outbreak of Candida auris in Brazil.

The 2 cases occurred in a hospital in Pernambuco (PE). Isolates from urine samples from a 38-year-old male patient and of a female patient, 70 years old, admitted to a Hospital in Pernambuco.

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On 01/11/2022, Anvisa was notified of the confirmation of the first case and on 01/13/2022 the second case was confirmed.

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The identifications were confirmed by the reference laboratory–the Central Public Health Laboratory.

Since the identification of the suspected cases, the hospital has established precautionary measures and taken actions to prevent and control the outbreak. 
The Pernambuco State Infection Prevention and Control Coordination was notified about the suspected case, carried out a technical visit to the hospital and is providing guidance, monitoring the outbreak and supporting infection prevention and control actions. 
The national task force was activated and several surveillance , monitoring, prevention and control actions were intensified.
The epidemiological investigation is already being organized and will be conducted by the Centers for Strategic Information on Health Surveillance ( Cievs ) and by the Epi SUS ( Epidemiology Applied to the services of the Unified Health System – SUS).  
CGLAB is monitoring and supporting the laboratory investigation of the outbreak. 
The reference laboratories – Lacens from Pernambuco and Bahia are supporting the analysis of samples sent by the hospital laboratory. 
The L emi from EPM/Unifesp is already preparing for the sequencing of the isolates. 
Anvisa is monitoring the actions related to the outbreak, articulating with those involved and supporting the actions of the national task force .