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Candida auris: An Overview of How to Screen, Detect, Test and Control This Emerging Pathogen
The multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris is associated with invasive infections in critically ill patients and has been isolated in different countries worldwide. Ease of spread, prolonged persistence in the environment and antifungal drug resistance pose a significant concern for the prevention...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7694398/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33167419 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9110778 |
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author | Fasciana, Teresa Cortegiani, Andrea Ippolito, Mariachiara Giarratano, Antonino Di Quattro, Orazia Lipari, Dario Graceffa, Domenico Giammanco, Anna |
author_facet | Fasciana, Teresa Cortegiani, Andrea Ippolito, Mariachiara Giarratano, Antonino Di Quattro, Orazia Lipari, Dario Graceffa, Domenico Giammanco, Anna |
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description | The multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris is associated with invasive infections in critically ill patients and has been isolated in different countries worldwide. Ease of spread, prolonged persistence in the environment and antifungal drug resistance pose a significant concern for the prevention of transmission and management of patients with C. auris infections. Early and correct identification of patients colonized with C. auris is critical in containing its spread. However, this may be complicated by C. auris strains being misidentified as other phylogenetically related pathogens. In this review, we offer a brief overview highlighting some of the critical aspects of sample collection, laboratory culture-dependent and independent identification and the susceptibility profile of C. auris. |
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spelling | pubmed-76943982020-11-28 Candida auris: An Overview of How to Screen, Detect, Test and Control This Emerging Pathogen Fasciana, Teresa Cortegiani, Andrea Ippolito, Mariachiara Giarratano, Antonino Di Quattro, Orazia Lipari, Dario Graceffa, Domenico Giammanco, Anna Antibiotics (Basel) Review The multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris is associated with invasive infections in critically ill patients and has been isolated in different countries worldwide. Ease of spread, prolonged persistence in the environment and antifungal drug resistance pose a significant concern for the prevention of transmission and management of patients with C. auris infections. Early and correct identification of patients colonized with C. auris is critical in containing its spread. However, this may be complicated by C. auris strains being misidentified as other phylogenetically related pathogens. In this review, we offer a brief overview highlighting some of the critical aspects of sample collection, laboratory culture-dependent and independent identification and the susceptibility profile of C. auris. MDPI 2020-11-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7694398/ /pubmed/33167419 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9110778 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Fasciana, Teresa Cortegiani, Andrea Ippolito, Mariachiara Giarratano, Antonino Di Quattro, Orazia Lipari, Dario Graceffa, Domenico Giammanco, Anna Candida auris: An Overview of How to Screen, Detect, Test and Control This Emerging Pathogen |
title | Candida auris: An Overview of How to Screen, Detect, Test and Control This Emerging Pathogen |
title_full | Candida auris: An Overview of How to Screen, Detect, Test and Control This Emerging Pathogen |
title_fullStr | Candida auris: An Overview of How to Screen, Detect, Test and Control This Emerging Pathogen |
title_full_unstemmed | Candida auris: An Overview of How to Screen, Detect, Test and Control This Emerging Pathogen |
title_short | Candida auris: An Overview of How to Screen, Detect, Test and Control This Emerging Pathogen |
title_sort | candida auris: an overview of how to screen, detect, test and control this emerging pathogen |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7694398/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33167419 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9110778 |
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