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Healthcare facilities should consider initiating or expanding admission screening for Candida auris based on community prevalence rates, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Waleed Javaid, MD, and colleagues examined the utility of expanding a C. auris admission screening protocol at an acute care hospital to screen all patients presenting from any skilled nursing facility. The analysis included 591 patients screened on admission for C. auris. The researchers identified 14 cases (2.4%), including nine cases presenting with tracheostomies or ventilator dependence and classified as high-risk. At screening, physicians considered five cases to be low risk. Using past criteria, eight newly identified cases would not have been screened. “Our study supports the need for hospitals to adopt expanded screening protocols to enhance infection control practices,” a coauthor said in a statement. “Broader screening not only identifies cases early but also allows for targeted precautions, reducing the risk of hospital-based outbreaks.”