Isolation of Candida auris from 9 patients in Central America: Importance of accurate diagnosis and susceptibility testing
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DOI: 10.1111/myc.12709
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… read more here.
Keywords: susceptibility testing; candida auris; central america; isolation candida ... See more keywords
Isolation of Candida auris from cystic fibrosis patient, Greece, April 2019
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DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2019.24.29.1900400
Abstract: We report the first isolation of Candida auris in Greece from a sputum culture of a cystic fibrosis patient in their 20s under posaconazole treatment. The pathogen was identified as C. duobushaemulonii by VITEK2YST, but… read more here.
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Isolation of Candida auris from invasive and non-invasive samples of a patient suffering from vascular disease, Italy, July 2019
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DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2019.24.37.1900549
Abstract: We recently isolated Candida auris from a blood culture and cutaneous swabs of a patient in her mid-70s. Our routine phenotypic methods failed to identify the microorganism, but it was identified by molecular tests and… read more here.
Keywords: candida; isolation candida; candida auris; auris invasive ... See more keywords
Isolation of Candida auris from Ear of Otherwise Healthy Patient, Austria, 2018
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2408.180495
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… read more here.
Keywords: isolation candida; candida; candida auris; ear otherwise ... See more keywords