New Clonal Strain of Candida auris, Delhi, India

A new clonal strain of Candida auris is an emerging etiologic agent of fungemia in Delhi, India. In 12 patients in 2 hospitals, it was resistant to fluconazole and genotypically distinct from isolates from South Korea and Japan, as revealed by M13 and amplified fragment length polymorphism typing.

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Main Authors: Anuradha Chowdhary, Cheshta Sharma, Shalini Duggal, Kshitij Agarwal, Anupam Prakash, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Sarika Jain, Shallu Kathuria, Harbans S. Randhawa, Ferry Hagen, Jacques F. Meis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/10/13-0393_article