Candida auris: A Review of Recommendations for Detection and Control in Healthcare Settings

Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen. Since first reported in 2009, C. auris has caused healthcare outbreaks around the world, often involving high mortality. Identification of C. auris has been a major challenge as many common conventional laboratory methods cannot accur...

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Autores principales: Caceres, Diego H., Forsberg, Kaitlin, Welsh, Rory M., Sexton, David Joseph, Lockhart, Shawn R., Jackson, Brendan R., Chiller, Tom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6958335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31795175
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof5040111
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Sumario:Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen. Since first reported in 2009, C. auris has caused healthcare outbreaks around the world, often involving high mortality. Identification of C. auris has been a major challenge as many common conventional laboratory methods cannot accurately detect it. Early detection and implementation of infection control practices can prevent its spread. The aim of this review is to describe recommendations for the detection and control of C. auris in healthcare settings.

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