Gabrielle Gussin, Raveena Singh, Ken Kleinman, Raheeb Saavedra, Julie A Shimabukuro, Evelyn A Flores, Loren G. Miller, Cassiana E. Bittencourt, Susan S Huang
This settle plate study demonstrated rapid Candidozyma auris shedding during nursing home caregiving activities, with an 80% reduction when residual chlorhexidine gluconate concentrations ≥156 µg/mL. Findings highlight high-contact care as key transmission points and provide novel evidence that chlorhexidine-based decolonization can effectively mitigate C. auris transmission risk in long-term care.