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Review
. 2017 May 18;13(5):e1006290.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006290. eCollection 2017 May.

Candida auris: A rapidly emerging cause of hospital-acquired multidrug-resistant fungal infections globally

Anuradha Chowdhary  1 , Cheshta Sharma  1 , Jacques F Meis  2   3
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Review

Candida auris: A rapidly emerging cause of hospital-acquired multidrug-resistant fungal infections globally

Anuradha Chowdhary et al. PLoS Pathog. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. A global map depicting rapid emergence of multidrug-resistant clinical Candida auris strains in 5 continents.
The value in parentheses denotes the year of report of C. auris from the respective country or state.
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