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Case Reports
. 2018 Dec;77(6):561-571.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2018.09.002. Epub 2018 Sep 13.

Emergency of fungemia cases caused by fluconazole-resistant Candida auris in Beijing, China

Yong Chen  1 , Jingya Zhao  1 , Li Han  2 , Lihua Qi  3 , Weihong Fan  3 , Jie Liu  4 , Zhigang Wang  5 , Xian Xia  5 , Jia Chen  6 , Liangliang Zhang  6
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Emergency of fungemia cases caused by fluconazole-resistant Candida auris in Beijing, China

Yong Chen et al. J Infect. 2018 Dec.

Abstract

We describe the microbiological characterization and clinical presentation of two fungemia cases caused by fluconazole-resistant Candida auris in neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital in Beijing, China. We advocate for the need of guidelines or recommendations to improve identification, surveillance, and implementation of infection control measures in Chinese hospitals.

Keywords: Antifungal resistance; Candida auris; Fungemia; Infection control.

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