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Update on cluster of Candida auris cases in Princess Margaret Hospital ********************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      Regarding an earlier announcement on a cluster of patients carrying Candida auris in a Medicine and Geriatrics ward, the spokesperson for Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) gave the following update today (May 5):        PMH has adopted enhanced Candida auris screening for patients in the wards concerned since April. During the enhanced screening on May 3, two female and six male patients (aged 44 to 93) were identified as carriers of Candida auris ... Read more