Candida auris outbreak on a vascular ward - the unexpected arrival of an anticipated pathogen

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¹ Infection Care Group, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. Electronic address: Ciara.O'Connor1@nhs.net.
² Infection Care Group, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Institute for Infection & Immunity, St George's, University of London, London, UK.
³ Infection Care Group, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; National Infection Service, Public Health England, Skipton House, London, UK.
⁴ Infection Care Group, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁵ St George's Vascular Institute, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁶ Infection Prevention and Control Team, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

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C O'Connor et al. J Hosp Infect. 2019 Sep.

. 2019 Sep;103(1):106-108.

doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.06.002. Epub 2019 Jun 17.

¹ Infection Care Group, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. Electronic address: Ciara.O'Connor1@nhs.net.
² Infection Care Group, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Institute for Infection & Immunity, St George's, University of London, London, UK.
³ Infection Care Group, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; National Infection Service, Public Health England, Skipton House, London, UK.
⁴ Infection Care Group, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁵ St George's Vascular Institute, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁶ Infection Prevention and Control Team, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

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