Simultaneous Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant <i>Candida auris</i> on 3 Continents Confirmed by Whole-Genome Sequencing and Epidemiological Analyses

R. Lockhart, Shawn; A. Etienne, Kizee; Vallabhaneni, Snigdha; Farooqi, Joveria; Chowdhary, Anuradha; P. Govender, Nelesh; Lopes Colombo, Arnaldo; Calvo, Belinda; A. Cuomo, Christina; A. Desjardins, Christopher; L. Berkow, Elizabeth; Castanheira, Mariana; E. Magobo, Rindidzani; Jabeen, Kauser; Jawad Asghar, Rana; F. Meis, Jacques; R. Jackson, Brendan; Chiller, Tom; P. Litvintseva, Anastasia

doi:10.1093/cid/ciw691

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Simultaneous Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Candida auris on 3 Continents Confirmed by Whole-Genome Sequencing and Epidemiological Analyses

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Oct 14, 2016

Authors:

Shawn R. Lockhart

Kizee A. Etienne

Snigdha Vallabhaneni

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Candida auris, a multidrug-resistant yeast that causes invasive infections, was first described in 2009 in Japan and has since been reported from several countries. METHODS: To understand the global emergence and epidemiology of C. auris, we obtained isolates from 54 patients with C. aur...

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Candida auris

Fluconazole

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