Table 1. Candida auris screening activity by hospital and body site tested, England, 2017–2018 (n = 998).
Hospital ICU | Start month | End month | Total days screened | Admissions screened | Nose | Throat | Axilla | Groin | Perineum | Rectum | Urine | |||||||
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n | n | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
Hospital A | May 2017 | July 2017 | 55 | 154 | 142 | 92 | 142 | 92 | 146 | 95 | 141 | 92 | 137 | 89 | 137 | 89 | 124 | 81 |
Hospital B | June 2017 | Mar 2018 | 284 | 97 | 90 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 93 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 46 | 47 |
Hospital C | July 2017 | Sep 2017 | 65 | 76 | 58 | 76 | 54 | 71 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 58 | 76 | 46 | 61 |
Hospital D | July 2017 | Sep 2017 | 64 | 169 | 133 | 79 | 133 | 79 | 135 | 80 | 28 | 17 | 134 | 79 | 129 | 76 | 112 | 66 |
Hospital E | Aug 2017 | Apr 2018 | 267 | 98 | 76 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 78 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 55 | 56 |
Hospital F | Oct 2017 | Jan 2018 | 92 | 168 | 143 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 85 | 135 | 80 | 135 | 80 | 135 | 80 | 116 | 69 |
Hospital G | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | 81 | 191 | 180 | 94 | 177 | 93 | 177 | 93 | 172 | 90 | 169 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 85 |
Hospital H | Jan 2018 | Feb 2018 | 23 | 45 | 28 | 62 | 28 | 62 | 27 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 62 | 27 | 60 | 22 | 49 |
Total | NA | NA | NA | 998 | 850 | 85 | 534 | 54 | 819 | 82 | 638 | 64 | 773 | 77 | 638 | 64 | 684 | 69 |
ICU: intensive care unit; NA: not applicable.