Video: Fighting a Candida auris outbreak - healthcare workers leading the change

An intensive care specialist, Dr Paula Ramírez, and a microbiologist, Dr Alba Cecilia Ruiz share their first hand experience managing a C. auris outbreak in La Fe University Hospital in Valencia, Spain, in 2016. They describe the challenges faced by healthcare workers when a little known multidrug and environmentally resistant fungus starts to spread in the hospital. They also describe the emotional toll of such an outbreak on families and healthcare workers. A powerful inside look at the human and systemic burden of drug-resistant infections and how healthcare workers lead the change from.

Together, they reflect on:
▪️ The difficulty of choosing effective treatments in ICU settings
▪️ The rapid spread of Candida auris among vulnerable patients
▪️ Finding contamination in equipment and hospital environments
▪️ The shift back to bleach-based disinfection
▪️ The emotional strain on staff, patients and families
▪️ How faster diagnostics and strict hand hygiene improve control