Who is most at risk for a Candida auris infection?

Answer:

The people most at risk are those who are already seriously ill, including:

• Patients on ventilators
• People with urinary catheters, feeding tubes or central IV lines
• Residents of skilled nursing facilities, especially ventilator-capable facilities
• Patients in long-term acute care hospitals
• People undergoing chemotherapy, organ transplant recipients and others with weakened immune systems

Healthy people living independently face very little risk.