Molecular Epidemiological Investigation of a Nosocomial Cluster of <i>C. auris</i>: Evidence of Recent Emergence in Italy and Ease of Transmission during the COVID-19 Pandemic
<i>Candida auris</i> is an emerging MDR pathogen raising major concerns worldwide. In Italy, it was first and only identified in July 2019 in our hospital (San Martino Hospital, Genoa), where infection or colonization cases have been increasingly recognized during the following months. T...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Fungi |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/2/140 |