First Nine Cases of Candida auris Infection Reported in Central America: Importance of Acurate Diagnosis and Susceptibility Testing

BACKGROUND: Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant pathogen associated with invasive infections and high mortality. This report describes the first 9 cases of C. auris in Central America in a hospital in Panama City, Panama, and highlights the challenges of accurate identification and meth...

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Autores principales: Rodriguez, Ana Belen Arauz, Caceres, Diego H, Santiago, Erika, Armstrong, Paige, French, Amalia Rodriguez, Arosemena, Susan, Ramos, Carolina, Espinosa-Bode, Andres, Borace, Jovanna, Hayer, Lizbeth, Cedeño, Israel, Sosa, Nestor, Berkow, Elizabeth L, Lockhart, Shawn R, Jackson, Brendan R, Chiller, Tom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5630720/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1605

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