Candida auris, Colombia, 2016

Armstrong, Paige A.; Rivera, Sandra M.; Escandon, Patricia; Caceres, Diego H.; Chow, Nancy; Stuckey, Matthew J.; Díaz, Jorge; Gomez, Adriana; Vélez, Norida; Espinosa-Bode, Andres; Salcedo, Soraya; Marin, Adriana; Berrio, Indira; Varón, Carmen; Guzman, Angel; Pérez-Franco, Jairo E.; Escobar, Julian D.; Villalobos, Nohora; Correa, Juan M.; Litvintseva, Anastasia P.; Lockhart, Shawn R.; Fagan, Ryan; Chiller, Tom M.; Jackson, Brendan; Pacheco, Oscar

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Candida auris, Colombia, 2016

Jul 2019
By Armstrong, Paige A. ; Rivera, Sandra M. ; Escandon, Patricia ; ...
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 25(7):1339-1346

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Armstrong, Paige A. ; Rivera, Sandra M. ; Escandon, Patricia ; Caceres, Diego H. ; Chow, Nancy ; ... More +

Armstrong, Paige A. ; Rivera, Sandra M. ; Escandon, Patricia ; Caceres, Diego H. ; Chow, Nancy ; Stuckey, Matthew J. ; Díaz, Jorge ; Gomez, Adriana ; Vélez, Norida ; Espinosa-Bode, Andres ; Salcedo, Soraya ; Marin, Adriana ; Berrio, Indira ; Varón, Carmen ; Guzman, Angel ; Pérez-Franco, Jairo E. ; Escobar, Julian D. ; Villalobos, Nohora ; Correa, Juan M. ; Litvintseva, Anastasia P. ; Lockhart, Shawn R. ; Fagan, Ryan ; Chiller, Tom M. ; Jackson, Brendan ; Pacheco, Oscar Less -
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Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungus that causes hospital-associated outbreaks of invasive infections with high death rates. During 2015-2016, health authorities in Colombia detected an outbreak of C. auris. We conducted an investigation to characterize the epidemiology, transmission mechanisms, and reservoirs of this organism. We investigated 4 hospitals with confirmed cases of C. auris candidemia in 3 cities in Colombia. We abstracted medical records and collected swabs from contemporaneously hospitalized patients to assess for skin colonization. We identified 40 cases; median patient age was 23 years (IQR 4 months-56 years). Twelve (30%) patients were <1 year of age, and 24 (60%) were male. The 30-day mortality was 43%. Cases clustered in time and location; axilla and groin were the most commonly colonized sites. Temporal and spatial clustering of cases and skin colonization suggest person-to-person transmission of C. auris. These cases highlight the importance of adherence to infection control recommendations.
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Antimicrobial Resistance Candida Auris Candidemia Colombia Fungi Healthcare-Associated Hospital-Associated Multicenter Outbreak Of Emerging Fungus Candida Auris, Colombia, 2016 Nosocomial Infections Research
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Emerg Infect Dis. 25(7):1339-1346
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31211679
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PMC6590770
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25
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7
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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