Candida auris Sternal Osteomyelitis in a Man from Kenya Visiting Australia, 2015

Heath, Christopher H.; Dyer, John R.; Pang, Stanley; Coombs, Geoffrey W.; Gardam, Dianne J.

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Candida auris Sternal Osteomyelitis in a Man from Kenya Visiting Australia, 2015

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January 2019
By Heath, Christopher H. ; Dyer, John R. ; Pang, Stanley ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Heath, Christopher H. ; Dyer, John R. ; Pang, Stanley ; Coombs, Geoffrey W. ; Gardam, Dianne J.
Description:

In Australia in 2015, Candida auris sternal osteomyelitis was diagnosed in a 65-year-old man with a history of intensive care treatment in Kenya in 2012 and without a history of cardiac surgery. The isolate was South Africa clade III. Clinicians should note that C. auris can cause low-grade disease years after colonization.
Subjects:

Aged Antifungal Agents Bone And Bones Candida Candidiasis Chronic Disease Fatal Outcome Humans Male Osteomyelitis Tomography, X-Ray Computed Travel Triazoles Whole Genome Sequencing
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 25(1):192-194
Pubmed ID:

30561310
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6302580
Document Type:

Journal Article
Genre:

Letter
Place as Subject:

Australia ; Kenya
Volume:

25
Issue:

1
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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