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Eighteen (54%) reported identifying cases of\n                      <jats:italic>C. auris<\/jats:italic>\n                      within the past three months and nine (27%) had experienced suspected within-facility transmission. All facilities employed multimodal approaches for\n                      <jats:italic>C. auris<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection prevention. The most frequently reported barriers to effective\n                      <jats:italic>C. auris<\/jats:italic>\n                      prevention included lack of communication between healthcare facilities, inadequate training and education for frontline staff, and lack of compliance with personal protective equipment. The most impactful interventions anticipated to support future\n                      <jats:italic>C. auris<\/jats:italic>\n                      containment included improved communication between facilities at the time of patient transfer and standardized protocols for\n                      <jats:italic>C. auris<\/jats:italic>\n                      decolonization and surveillance.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0899823X26105480_as7\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Most LTACHs within the NALTH network reported firsthand experience with\n                      <jats:italic>C. auris<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Universally, facilities employed multimodal evidence-based infection prevention and control strategies targeted against\n                      <jats:italic>C. auris<\/jats:italic>\n                      . 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