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My mother has been hospitalized since January of this year due to Covid. From being in a hospital they transferred her to a long-term facility where she contracted Candida Auris. She is now in a sub-acute facility where the doctor informed me today that she might be coming home next week. This is GREAT news of course! But I worry about the Candida Auris. Do I need to worry about mom getting my 89-year-old father infected or even myself? Thank you!

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Yes it's contagious. I would ask the doctor about what precautions you should take to avoid getting it yourselves once mom is home. I'd change towels after EACH use, and use bleach to clean in the bathrooms, toilets, sinks, etc. CA is medication resistant, so you're best off not catching it to begin with. Wash your hands frequently, too, like Mac suggested.

I get thrush from time to time from using asthma inhalers, which is not quite the same thing as Candida Auris; for what it's worth, I've never transmitted it to my husband, even through kissing.

Good luck!
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It is thrush. It can be transmitted by kissing, or sharing dental supplies. A caregiver should wash hands when coming in contact with the site
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Apparently, rather contagious. Read this:

https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-tmus-us-revc&sxsrf=ALiCzsZUFzLbWN6BwVfCi9wXtelKqvfJjA:1661300775155&q=Candida+auris+outbreak+2022&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimrcXUm975AhW-M1kFHZXYBKgQ1QJ6BAgpEAE&biw=360&bih=723&dpr=3
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