Prevalence of Candida auris in Canadian acute care hospitals among at-risk patients, 2018

Prevalence of Candida auris in Canadian acute care hospitals among at-risk patients, 2018

Abstract To identify the prevalence of C. auris in Canadian patients who are potentially at risk for colonization, we screened 488 patients who were either hospitalized abroad, had a carbapenemase-producing organism (CPO), or were in units with high antifungal use. Two patients were colonized with C...

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Main Authors: Hector Felipe Garcia-Jeldes, Robyn Mitchell, Allison McGeer, Wallis Rudnick, Kanchana Amaratunga, Snigdha Vallabhaneni, Shawn R. Lockhart, CNISP C. auris Interest Group, Amrita Bharat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Candida
Cross infection
Drug resistance
Risk factors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-020-00752-3

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