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161. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Candida auris Colonization Among Patients in a Long-term Acute Care Hospital—New Jersey, 2017

BACKGROUND: Candida auris can be transmitted in healthcare settings, and patients can become asymptomatically colonized, increasing risk for invasive infection and transmission. We investigated an ongoing C. auris outbreak at a 30-bed long-term acute care hospital to identify colonization for C. aur...

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Autores principales: Rozwadowski, Faye, McAteer, Jarred, Chow, Nancy A, Skrobarcek, Kimberly, Forsberg, Kaitlin, Barrett, Patricia M, Greeley, Rebecca, Fulton, Tara, Wells, Julia, Welsh, Rory M, Dietz, Stephanie, Derado, Gordana, Jackson, Brendan R, Vallabhaneni, Snigdha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252400/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy209.031