Studies describe Candida auris outbreaks in COVID-19 patientsTwo new studies highlight the threat posed by the multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris to hospitalized COVID-19 patients.In a case report today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), investigators with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Florida Department of Health describe an outbreak of C auris in a COVID-19 specialty care unit of an acute care hospital in Florida.After the hospital alerted Florida health officials about four C auris infections in the unit in July 2020, staff conducted a unit-wide point-prevalence survey from Aug 4 through Aug 18 to identify additional patients colonized with the pathogen.