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During cluster responses, targeted environmental sampling may help identify surface and equipment categories for infection-prevention review.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We retrospectively reviewed environmental culture records collected during five\n                      <jats:italic>C. auris<\/jats:italic>\n                      cluster responses in the surgical and medical intensive care units of Sichuan Provincial People\u2019s Hospital between August 2024 and May 2026. Patient, healthcare-worker, liquid, and product samples were excluded. Environmental site names were standardized using a 10-category functional framework based on item function, patient proximity, mobility or sharing, and cleaning responsibility. A secondary structured evidence-mapping search of PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, Embase (Elsevier), and Scopus assessed whether locally identified surface and equipment categories had been reported in previous healthcare investigations.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 177 environmental sampling records, 9 were culture-positive for\n                      <jats:italic>C. auris<\/jats:italic>\n                      (record-level culture yield, 5.1%). Positive records involved six standardized sites and five environmental categories. SpO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      probes\/clips accounted for four positive records and were the only standardized site type recovered in more than one cluster response. Other positive sites were a bed rail\/bed unit, transfer board, chlorhexidine measuring cup, soiled-linen\/textile cart, and hair-washing\/bathing equipment. Each locally positive category was represented in the published evidence map.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic>C. auris<\/jats:italic>\n                      was recovered from both fixed near-patient surfaces and reusable or mobile healthcare items, including monitoring accessories, transfer equipment, care-related items, and linen-handling equipment. These observations identify surface and equipment categories for consideration during infection-prevention review, particularly in relation to between-patient disinfection, drying, storage, equipment assignment, and separation of clean and used items. 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