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. 2018 Apr 20;67(15):459-460.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6715a6.

Notes from the Field: Surveillance for Candida auris - Colombia, September 2016-May 2017

Patricia Escandón, Diego H Cáceres, Andres Espinosa-Bode, Sandra Rivera, Paige Armstrong, Snigdha Vallabhaneni, Elizabeth L Berkow, Shawn R Lockhart, Tom Chiller, Brendan R Jackson, Carolina Duarte

Notes from the Field: Surveillance for Candida auris - Colombia, September 2016-May 2017

Patricia Escandón et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
No abstract available

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Confirmed cases of Candida auris, by month and state (n = 123) — Colombia, February 2015–May 2017
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