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Evaluation of nine surface disinfectants against Candida auris using a quantitative disk carrier method: EPA SOP-MB-35

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2020

D. Joseph Sexton Open the ORCID record for D. Joseph Sexton [Opens in a new window] ,
Rory M. Welsh ,
Meghan L. Bentz ,
Kaitlin Forsberg ,
Brendan Jackson ,
Elizabeth L. Berkow  and
Anastasia P. Litvintseva
D. Joseph Sexton*
Affiliation:
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia
Rory M. Welsh
Affiliation:
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia
Meghan L. Bentz
Affiliation:
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia
Kaitlin Forsberg
Affiliation:
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia
Brendan Jackson
Affiliation:
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia
Elizabeth L. Berkow
Affiliation:
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia
Anastasia P. Litvintseva
Affiliation:
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia
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Author for correspondence: D. Joseph Sexton, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, AtlantaGA. E-mail: ogi3@cdc.gov
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Abstract

We tested 9 disinfectants against Candida auris using the quantitative disk carrier method EPA-MB-35-00: 5 products with hydrogen peroxide or alcohol-based chemistries were effective and 4 quaternary ammonium compound-based products were not. This work supported a FIFRA Section 18 emergency exemption granted by the US Environmental Protection Agency to expand disinfectant guidance for C. auris.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 41 , Issue 10 , October 2020 , pp. 1219 - 1221
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