On the occasion of posts about pathogen Candida auris in the hospitals of the country o ΕΟΔΥ explains that the Candida auris is a fungus that can potentially cause infection in seriously ill patients, such as immunocompromised ICU patients with usually long hospital stays who usually carry foreign bodies (eg catheters).
This fungus infects the surfaces in the hospital area and patients can become carriers of the pathogen after colonization of their gastrointestinal system. Therefore, for the prevention of Candida auris infections as well as for the prevention of nosocomial infections as a whole, hand hygiene by staff members, thorough surface cleaning and the application of good patient management practices are paramount, emphasizes EODY. He points out that, the transmission of this pathogen is not a public health problem in the community (out-of-hospital environment).
THE ΕΟΔΥas the body responsible for the epidemiological surveillance of infections in our country – it is mentioned in a relevant announcement – has investigated and assists in the implementation of restrictive measures in hospitals that have reported cases of colonization or Candida auris infections in cooperation with the Infection Committees. The investigation resulted in EODY proposing the universal surveillance of colonization and Candida auris infection in all hospitals in the country. In fact, according to a recent Government Gazette of the Ministry of Health (1665 / 07-04-2022), the announcement notes, nosocomial infections, including Candida auris infections, are mandatory declared diseases.
It is noted that, in recent months, EODY Intensive recording of the impact of nosocomial infections in our country has begun after the last two demanding years for health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The recording and risk assessment for individual pathogens is carried out in accordance with the international protocols of the World Health Organization and the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
“Improving the recording of nosocomial infections as a whole and not piecemeal, based on a universal system of mandatory reporting, using common methods of recording and recording data, is a key priority of EODY”underlined in the announcement.
In the near future, the data of the systematic recording of EODY will be available to the scientific community and the political leadership of the Ministry of Health for taking informed decisions and drawing up national strategies for reducing nosocomial infections in the country’s hospitals, including colonization and Candida. auris.
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