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Oregon is now battling its first cases of Candida auris. RID was one of the first to warn about this rare but very serious fungal infection and insist that states like New York report cases in real time. For more information and guidelines on how to avoid Candida auris, please visit our website and click on the tab "Battling Candida auris."

Oregon's first ever cases of rare fungal infection reported in outbreak at Salem Hospital SALEM, Ore. — Oregon is reporting an outbreak of a rare but serious fungal infection at Salem Hospital, marking the state’s first ever documented cases of the infection. The Oregon Health Authority confirmed three cases of Candida auris in patients at Salem Hospital. Officials say the in...

"Infection prevention... has made amazing gains in approaches to prevent COVID-19 transmission that could also be used to make hospitals and health care facilities safer every day, COVID-19 or not. This opportunity won’t last long..."

Infection Prevention Post-Pandemic: What To Keep? What To Stop? What does the post-COVID-19 future look like for infection preventonists? Great strides in infection prevention have been made because of the COVID-19 response, but look for them to be modified moving forward.