Candida auris Clinical Isolates Associated with Outbreak in Neonatal Unit of Tertiary Academic Hospital, South Africa

Candida auris was first detected at a university-affiliated hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2009. We used whole-genome sequencing to describe the molecular epidemiology of C. auris in the same hospital during 2016–2020; the neonatal unit had a persistent outbreak beginning in June 2019....

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Published in:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Dikeledi Kekana, Serisha D. Naicker, Liliwe Shuping, Sithembiso Velaphi, Firdose L. Nakwa, Jeannette Wadula, Nelesh P. Govender
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-10-01
Subjects:	Candida auris antifungal resistance genome analysis population genetics fungi antimicrobial resistance
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/10/23-0181_article

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