Biofilm-Forming Capability of Highly Virulent, Multidrug-Resistant Candida auris

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Sherry, Leighann ; Ramage, Gordon ; Kean, Ryan ; Borman, Andrew ; Johnson, Elizabeth M. ; Richardson, Malcolm D. ; Rautemaa-Richardson, Riina
• Description:
  The emerging multidrug-resistant yeast pathogen Candida auris has attracted considerable attention as a source of healthcare-associated infections. We report that this highly virulent yeast has the capacity to form antifungal resistant biofilms sensitive to the disinfectant chlorhexidine in vitro.
• Subjects:
  • Dispatch
  • Biofilm-Forming Capability of Highly Virulent, Multidrug-Resistant Candida auris
  • Candida auris
  • yeast
  • fungi
  • virulent
  • antifungal drug­ resistant
  • multidrug resistant
  • biofilm
  • candidemia
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(2):328-331.
• Pubmed ID:
  28098553
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5324806
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/44383/cdc_44383_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.03 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:72c9546632b468d0ea084202969d2b17146f7c52345e9ddc5a359e1f5341ecc6