Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Abstract
Candida auris is an emerging fungal pathogen that has become a critical global health concern due to its high antifungal resistance and potential to cause nosocomial outbreaks. Since its initial identification in Japan in 2009, C. auris has spread rapidly, posing significant treatment challenges across various healthcare settings worldwide. The biofilm formation ability of C. auris enhances its resilience against disinfectants and antifungal agents, complicating infection control in healthcare environments. This consensus report, developed with the collaboration of several Turkish medical specialty societies, including the Turkish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialty (EKMUD), the Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (TARD), the Turkish Intensive Care Society (TYBD), the Infectious Diseases – International Research Initiative (ID-IRI), the Clinical Microbiology Specialist Society (KLIMUD), the Turkish Microbiology Society (TMC), and the Public Health Institution of Türkiye (PHIT) under the Ministry of Health, provides a comprehensive overview of C. auris and its’ management. The report focuses on the epidemiology, antifungal resistance mechanisms, recommendations for diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, infection control and prevention measures and surveillance of C. auris. This consensus report aims to establish standardized diagnostic protocols, improve national surveillance systems, and promote effective infection control measures to mitigate C. auris related health risks in Türkiye. It also offers comprehensive national recommendations and addresses the need for inter-institutional collaboration, improve public health, and strengthen the healthcare response to this pathogens.
Author ORCID Identifier
CANAN AĞALAR: 0000-0001-9221-7706
HAKAN ERDEM: 0000-0002-6265-5227
YASEMİN ÇAĞ: 0000-0002-9983-0308
BİLGİN ARDA: 0000-0002-4388-5975
RECEP BALIK: 0000-0003-2942-2525
ALİYE BAŞTUĞ: 0000-0002-8831-4877
BURCU DALYAN-CİLO: 0000-0002-6158-9360
NURETTİN ERBEN: 0000-0003-0373-0132
ESMA ERYILMAZ-EREN: 0000-0002-2712-9694
GÜLŞEN İSKENDER: 0000-0001-7619-1366
AYŞE KALKANCI: 0000-0003-0961-7325
NİLGÜN KARABIÇAK: 0000-0001-9874-1883
ZELİHA KOÇAK-TUFAN: 0000-0002-3294-014X
EMİNE PARLAK: 0000-0003-0445-5961
NAGEHAN SARI: 0000-0002-9400-0997
MURAT SAYIN: 0000-0003-3479-6185
SENİHA ŞENBAYRAK: 0000-0002-4983-6613
RECEP TEKİN: 0000-0002-2629-783X
AYŞEGÜL ULU-KILIÇ: 0000-0002-5105-1348
TUĞHAN UTKU: 0000-0002-2226-4694
ÖMRÜM UZUN: 0000-0003-4721-0139
GÖKNUR YAPAR TOROS: 0000-0001-8256-0666
SEVTAP ARIKAN-AKDAĞLI: 0000-0001-9807-6764
DOI
10.55730/1300-0144.6059
Keywords
Candida auris, consensus report, management, infection control, prevention measures, surveillance
First Page
1039
Last Page
1062
Publisher
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK)
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
AĞALAR, C, ERDEM, H, ÇAĞ, Y, ARDA, B, BALIK, R, BAŞTUĞ, A, DALYAN-CİLO, B, ERBEN, N, ERYILMAZ-EREN, E, İSKENDER, G, KALKANCI, A, KARABIÇAK, N, KOÇAK-TUFAN, Z, PARLAK, E, SARI, N. D, SAYIN, M, ŞENBAYRAK, S, TEKİN, R, ULU-KILIÇ, A, UTKU, T, UZUN, Ö, YAPAR TOROS, G, & ARIKAN-AKDAĞLI, S (2025). Consensus paper on Candida auris by Türkiye EKMUD, THSK of Ministry of Health of the Republic of Türkiye, KLIMUD, TMC, TARD, TYBD and ID-IRI. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 55 (4): 1039-1062. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0144.6059
