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Candida auris

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2018
Purpose of review To give an update on the recent emergence of Candida auris. Recent findings C. auris is a pathogen, that evades present therapeutic options, that is highly virulent, causes disease in all types of patients, and spreads easily in ...
Saris, K., Meis, J.F., Voss, A.
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Candida auris and Nosocomial Infection

Current Drug Targets, 2020
The existence of the multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogenic fungus, Candida auris came to light in 2009. This particular organism is capable of causing nosocomial infections in immunecompromised persons. This pathogen is associated with consistent candidemia with high mortality rate and presents a serious global health threat.
Sweety, Dahiya, Anil K, Chhillar, Namita, Sharma, Pooja, Choudhary, Aruna, Punia, Meenakshi, Balhara, Kumar, Kaushik, Virinder S, Parmar   +7 more
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The Epidemiology and Prevention of Candida auris

Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2019
Candida auris has recently emerged as a pathogen with the potential for nosocomial transmission and outbreaks. The aim of this review is to summarize the global dissemination of this pathogen, characterize patient and facility characteristics associated with infection and outbreaks, and outline evidence to support interventions to prevent of ...
Graham M, Snyder, Sharon B, Wright
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Emergence of Candida auris in Russia

Journal of Hospital Infection, 2019
This paper reports the emergence of Candida auris infections in an intensive care unit at a hospital in Moscow. Forty-nine cases were diagnosed in 2016-2017, and the risk factors and antifungal susceptibilities are described. The 30-day all-cause mortality for 19 bloodstream infections in patients who did not receive appropriate antifungal therapy was ...
N E, Barantsevich, O E, Orlova, E V, Shlyakhto, E M, Johnson, N, Woodford, C, Lass-Floerl, I V, Churkina, S D, Mitrokhin, A S, Shkoda, E P, Barantsevich   +9 more
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Isolation of Candida auris in Clinical Specimens

2022
Candida auris is a multidrug-resistant yeast causing healthcare-associated outbreaks of blood stream infections worldwide. Currently, C. auris isolation and identification is complicated by issues such as misidentification and long turnaround time associated with application of commonly used diagnostic tools.
Anamika Yadav, Ashutosh Singh, Anuradha Chowdhary   +2 more
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Susceptibility Testing of Candida auris Isolates

2022
Susceptibility testing of isolates of Candida auris is helpful as a guide to the selection of the most appropriate antifungal agent for treatment as different clades and strains within clades often demonstrate markedly different susceptibility profiles.
Elizabeth M, Johnson, Andrew M, Borman
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CANDIDA AURIS ENFEKSİYONLARI

2022
Candida auris is an emerging but important pathogen due to its ability to cause epidemics and antifungal resistance. This factor, which was first detected in 2009, has rapidly started to be seen globally, and there have been cases detected in our country in recent years. However, much remains unknown about this current global public health pathogen. In
KARAAYVAZ, Serhat, ALKAN, Sevil
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Wastewater surveillance of Candida auris in Baltimore

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
Candida auris (C. auris), an opportunistic fungus causing disease, poses a growing global health concern due to its significant mortality rate, resistance to antifungal treatment, and ability to persist in healthcare settings. Over a span of 47 weeks, untreated wastewater samples were regularly gathered from two wastewater treatment plants (referred to
Daniel A. Nwaubani, Rakshya Baral, Tamunobelema Solomon, Oladele Idris, Samendra P. Sherchan   +4 more
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