To: Healthcare facility administrators, infection preventionists, directors of nursing
From: Communicable Disease Branch, Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Please find attached to this message a copy of a Health Advisory Network (HAN) message that was sent to local public health agencies, infection preventionistis, clinical labs, emergency departments, infectious disease physicians, and coroners on November 21st, 2019. This alert provides detailed information about the first confirmed care of Candida auris in Colorado, along with recommendations and guidance for healthcare facilities.
To report a suspected or confirmed case of C. auris, or for questions related to this HAN, please contact the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Disease Reporting Line at 303-692-2700 or 303-370-9395 (after hours).
C. Auris Case Health Alert
This blog publishes information typically sent to users of the Colorado Health Facilities Interactive (COHFI) system for health care entities regulated by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Please note that COHFI is the official medium for business communication between the Department and licensed and/or Medicare/Medicaid certified health care entities. Health care entities should continue to monitor their email accounts routinely.
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