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. 2018 Jan;61(1):44-47.
doi: 10.1111/myc.12709. Epub 2017 Oct 16.

Isolation of Candida auris from 9 patients in Central America: Importance of accurate diagnosis and susceptibility testing

Ana Belen Araúz  1 , Diego H Caceres  2   3 , Erika Santiago  1 , Paige Armstrong  2   4 , Susan Arosemena  1 , Carolina Ramos  1 , Andres Espinosa-Bode  2 , Jovanna Borace  1 , Lizbeth Hayer  5 , Israel Cedeño  5 , Brendan R Jackson  2 , Nestor Sosa  6 , Elizabeth L Berkow  2 , Shawn R Lockhart  2 , Amalia Rodriguez-French  1 , Tom Chiller  2
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Isolation of Candida auris from 9 patients in Central America: Importance of accurate diagnosis and susceptibility testing

Ana Belen Araúz et al. Mycoses. 2018 Jan.

Abstract

Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant (MDR) fungus associated with invasive infections and high mortality. This report describes 9 patients from whom C. auris was isolated at a hospital in Panama City, Panama, the first such cases in Central America, and highlights the challenges of accurate identification and methods for susceptibility testing.

Keywords: Candida auris; acurate; diagnose; susceptibility.

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