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Test Name:
 		Candida auris Surveillance
Alternate Name(s): Candida auris culture, yeast
Specimen Requirement: The recommended specimen is a Sterile Swab (Eswab Single or Eswab Duo) of a patient's bilateral axilla and groin. Single swabs of previously colonized sites are also recommended.
Specimen Handling Instructions:
 Bilateral axilla and grown collection.
Use the same swab to:
1. Swipe all sides of the swab tip back and forth 5 times over the left axilla and then the right. Target the crease where the arm meets the body.
2. Swipe all sides of the swab tip back and further 5 times over the left groin and then the right groin skin surface. Target the inguinal crease in the skin where the leg meets the pelvic region.
3. Place the swab into the transport tube. Snapp off the end of the swab at the marked line on the plastic handle by bending it against the transport media tube.
4. Screw on the tube cap. Ensure does not leak.
5. Send to the testing laboratory.
Storage/ Transport::
 Store at 2-8ºC if delay in transport.
Turnaround Time: 7 days
Additional Information: Admission screening for C. auris should be performed if:
1. patient has been admitted to a hospital or LTC home outside of Canada (including in the US) within the prior 12 months or
2. transferred from a Canadian healthcare facility with an ongoing C. auris outbreak

The recommended specimen is a single swab of a patient's bilateral axilla and groin. Single swabs of previously colonized sites are also recommended
Method of Analysis: Chromogenic agar
Test was Last Updated: 4/8/2025
Testing Laboratory: Microbiology
Testing Site: HGH