Candida auris Molecular Detection Kit (Real-time PCR)

Product Introduction

Candida auris can be carried through the skin and does not cause infection, but it can be transmitted to others and can cause nosocomial infections, including ICU-acquired infections, with a high mortality rate and risk factors similar to other Candida species, including advanced age, diabetes, and surgery. Chemotherapy, chronic kidney disease dialysis, HIV infection, mechanical ventilation, use of urinary catheters, central venous injection, arterial catheters, parenteral nutrition, antibacterial or antifungal drugs, intubation, etc. In short, the bacteria can cause severe infection, multidrug resistance can lead to difficult treatment, can cause outbreaks.

This kit, capable of sensitive and specific detection of C. auris directly from samples without waiting for culture, could prove beneficial for hospital hygiene and infection control management.