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Isolation of Candida auris from Ear of Otherwise Healthy Patient, Austria, 2018

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The emerging pathogen Candida auris is isolated mostly from hospitalized patients and often shows multidrug resistance. We report on the isolation of this yeast in Austria from an outpatient’s auditory… Click to show full abstract

The emerging pathogen Candida auris is isolated mostly from hospitalized patients and often shows multidrug resistance. We report on the isolation of this yeast in Austria from an outpatient’s auditory canal. The isolate showed good susceptibility against antifungals except for echinocandins; the patient was treated successfully with topical administration of nystatin.

Keywords: isolation candida; candida; candida auris; ear otherwise; auris ear

Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2018

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