Candida auris Infection Leading to Nosocomial Transmission, Israel, 2017

Candida auris Infection Leading to Nosocomial Transmission, Israel, 2017

A patient transferred from South Africa to Israel acquired a Candida auris infection. Phylogenetic analysis showed resemblance of C. auris to isolates from South Africa but not Israel, suggesting travel-associated infection. C. auris infection occurred weeks later in another patient at the same hosp...

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Main Authors: Ana Belkin, Zeala Gazit, Nathan Keller, Ronen Ben-Ami, Anat Wieder-Finesod, Ana Novikov, Galia Rahav, Tal Brosh-Nissimov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Candida auris
travel
phylogeography
nosocomial infection
outbreak
fungi
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/4/17-1715_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/4/17-1715_article

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