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Isolation of Candida auris from 9 patients in Central America: Importance of accurate diagnosis and susceptibility testing

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Candida auris is an emerging multidrug‐resistant (MDR) fungus associated with invasive infections and high mortality. This report describes 9 patients from whom C. auris was isolated at a hospital in… Click to show full abstract

Candida auris is an emerging multidrug‐resistant (MDR) fungus associated with invasive infections and high mortality. This report describes 9 patients from whom C. auris was isolated at a hospital in Panama City, Panama, the first such cases in Central America, and highlights the challenges of accurate identification and methods for susceptibility testing.

Keywords: susceptibility testing; candida auris; central america; isolation candida

Journal Title: Mycoses
Year Published: 2018

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