Epidemiologic Shift in Candidemia Driven by Candida auris, South Africa, 2016–2017

Epidemiologic Shift in Candidemia Driven by Candida auris, South Africa, 2016–2017

Candida auris is an invasive healthcare-associated fungal pathogen. Cases of candidemia, defined as illness in patients with Candida cultured from blood, were detected through national laboratory-based surveillance in South Africa during 2016–2017. We identified viable isolates by using mass spectro...

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Main Authors: Erika van Schalkwyk, Ruth S. Mpembe, Juno Thomas, Liliwe Shuping, Husna Ismail, Warren Lowman, Alan S. Karstaedt, Vindana Chibabhai, Jeannette Wadula, Theunis Avenant, Angeliki Messina, Chetna N. Govind, Krishnee Moodley, Halima Dawood, Praksha Ramjathan, Nelesh P. Govender
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Candida
Candida auris
candidemia
mycoses
South Africa
fungi
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/9/19-0040_article

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