Are We Ready for Nosocomial Candida auris Infections? Rapid Identification and Antifungal Resistance Detection Using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry May Be the Answer

Are We Ready for Nosocomial Candida auris Infections? Rapid Identification and Antifungal Resistance Detection Using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry May Be the Answer

The occurrence of multidrug-resistant Candida auris isolates and the increased mortality associated with invasive infections or outbreaks due to this Candida species have been reported in many healthcare settings. Therefore, accurate and rapid identification at the species level of clinical C. auris...

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Main Authors: Elena De Carolis, Federica Marchionni, Marilisa La Rosa, Jacques F. Meis, Anuradha Chowdhary, Brunella Posteraro, Maurizio Sanguinetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Candida auris
3-hour MS-AFST
multidrug resistance
anidulafungin
new emerging pathogen
rapid identification and susceptibility testing
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.645049/full

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