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Candida auris for the clinical microbiology laboratory: Not your grandfather’s Candida species
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7 1 2017
Source: Clin Microbiol Newsl. 39(13):99-103 -
Alternative Title:Clin Microbiol Newsl
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Description:is a newly emerging species that was first identified in Asia in 2009 but has rapidly spread across the world. | differs from most other | species in that antifungal resistance is the norm rather than the exception, it is a commensal of human skin rather than the human gut, and it can be easily transmitted from person to person in a healthcare setting. This review discusses the emergence of |, global epidemiology, identification, antifungal susceptibility testing, and precautions to be taken when it is identified from a patient specimen.
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Pubmed ID:29503491
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5831145
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