Axillary Digital Thermometers uplifted a multidrug‐susceptible <i>Candida</i><i>auris</i> outbreak among COVID‐19 patients in Brazil

Abstract

Emergence of C. auris in Salvador, Brazil, may be related to local C. auris clade I closely related genotypes. Contaminated axillary monitoring thermometers may facilitate the dissemination of C. auris reinforcing the concept that these reusable devices should be carefully cleaned with an effective disinfectant or replaced by other temperature monitoring methods.