Healthcare-associated infections (hai) program

Data & Reporting

Title 17 Sections 2505 and 2500 require all California laboratories to submit positive laboratory reports for Carbapenemase-producing Organisms (CPO)s (PDF) and Candida auris (C. auris) (PDF), and healthcare providers to report all cases of C. auris to public health. CDPH is able to monitor trends and track geographic spread of these antimicrobial resistant pathogens by receiving, processing, and analyzing laboratory and morbidity reports on cases identified in healthcare facilities across California. This page is intended as a resource for healthcare providers and laboratories, as well as members of the public seeking up-to-date case information on the number and distribution of CPOs and C. auris.

Candida auris Case Counts

Since September 2022, healthcare providers and laboratories are required to report cases of C. auris colonization and infection to public health per California state regulations (PDF).

Map of CA showing counties and their concentration of reported cases of Candida auris through October 2023 List of CA Counties with more than or equal to 1 reported case(s) of Candida auris through October 2023

Case Count Notes: Data are cumulative from January 2017 through the end of the most recent month with complete reporting data. Each case represents a unique patient with C. auris, and is attributed to the county of the healthcare facility that first identified the patient. A patient identified upon admission at a healthcare facility may be attributed to the county of the facility from which the patient transferred. Case counts are updated on a monthly basis and counties with one to ten cases are shown as “<11.”

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is collaborating with WastewaterSCAN to conduct wastewater surveillance for Candida auris at participating wastewater treatment plants in California. See the WastewaterSCAN dashboard and our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (PDF) document for more information.

Candida auris

C. auris Reporting FAQ
Wastewater Surveillance for C. auris FAQ (PDF)
CDC Tracking C. auris
CalREDIE Provider Portal
Data & Reporting Webinars:
C. auris Reporting, Surveillance, and Lab Testing – 11/9/22

Recording (opens in YouTube)

AR Testing: Public Health Laboratory Testing Updates, and Recommendations for Isolate Submission and Reporting – 10/6/21

Recording (opens in YouTube)

CPO: Guidance for Reporting and Containment – 9/29/22

Recording (opens in YouTube)

Carbapenemase-producing Organisms

CPO Reporting FAQ (PDF)
All Facilities Letter 23-08: Requirements to Report Outbreaks and Unusual Infectious Disease Occurences
Data & Reporting Webinars:
C. auris Reporting, Surveillance, and Lab Testing – 11/9/22