Three to four deaths have been recorded in Patras from the deadly fungus Candida Aurisas revealed by the president of the Medical Association of Patras, Anna Mastorakou speaking yesterday to Max Fm.
As he said, this fungus is mainly found in ICUs and if it is infected by an immunosuppressed patient or with serious health problems, it can be fatal, as it is very resistant to treatments.
“The only way to prevent its spread is to observe all hygiene measures, while in hospitals, frequent disinfection should be done”, stressed Ms. Mastorakou.
However, she advises citizens to be calm, as this is a rare fungus, which, however, if found in the right place with the right people, can become extremely dangerous.
The instructions from EODY
Candida auris is a fungus that can potentially cause infection in seriously ill patients, such as immunocompromised ICU patients who usually have long hospital stays and who usually carry foreign bodies (eg catheters), the EODY said in a statement. with cases of infection.
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, the hygiene of the hands of staff members, the thorough cleaning of surfaces and the application of good practice in patient management are paramount. of importance.
It is pointed out that the transmission of this pathogen is not a public health problem in the community (out-of-hospital environment).
EODY as the body responsible for the epidemiological surveillance of infections in our country has investigated and assisted in the implementation of restrictive measures in hospitals that reported cases of colonization or Candida auris infections in collaboration with the infection committees. The investigation resulted in EODY proposing 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), nosocomial infections, including Candida auris infections, are compulsorily declared diseases.
It is noted that, in recent months, EODY has begun intensive recording of the impact of nosocomial infections in our country 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.
In conclusion, the improvement of the recording of nosocomial infections as a whole and not in parts, based on a universal system of mandatory declaration, using common methods of recording and recording data, is a key priority of EODY.
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 making informed decisions and drawing up national strategies for reducing nosocomial infections in the country’s hospitals, including colonization and Candida colonization. auris.
Sypsas: In 2050 the leading cause of death will be infections from resistant germs such as Candida Auris
Concerns from fungal experts are also of concern Candida Auris.
Danger bell for explosion infections by resistant nosocomial germs and in particular candida auris, during the epidemic the professor of Infectious Diseases broke out, Nikos Sypsastalking to Panhellenic Infections Conference.
As he said, after the coronavirus the next threat to humanity is Candida auris, “a highly resistant germ, which is already causing us problems and we will find it in front of us.”
«Unfortunately, the outbreak of infections in ICUs and wards escaped the surveillance radar. He escaped because the people in charge had to deal with the coronavirus, they were thrown into the battle of the epidemicHe mentioned characteristically and added that an important one death rate to patients treated with Covid-19 is due to multi-resistant germs, from which they became infected.
Finally, he noted that the Commission of the British Health System provides that in 2050 the first causes of death worldwide will be infections caused by resistant germs and the causes are overuse of antibiotics and poor hand hygiene practices.
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