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. 2020 Jun;26(6):1326-1328.
doi: 10.3201/eid2606.190936. Epub 2020 Jun 17.

Incursions of Candida auris into Australia, 2018

Courtney R Lane, Torsten Seemann, Leon J Worth, Marion Easton, William Pitchers, Jenny Wong, Donna Cameron, Francesca Azzato, Richard Bartolo, Cristina Mateevici, Caroline Marshall, Monica A Slavin, Benjamin P Howden, Deborah A Williamson

Incursions of Candida auris into Australia, 2018

Courtney R Lane et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

Candida auris is an emerging global healthcare-associated pathogen. During July-December 2018, four patients with C. auris were identified in Victoria, Australia, all with previous overseas hospitalization. Phylogenetic analysis revealed putative transmission between 2 patients and suspected overseas acquisition in the others. Vigilant screening of at-risk patients is required.

Keywords: Australia; Candida auris; antimicrobial resistance; fungi; genomics; infection control; public health surveillance.

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Maximum-likelihood phylogenetic trees of Candida auris isolates from Victoria, Australia, in the context of international publicly available genomes. A) Complete tree; B) South Asian clade. Isolates from 4 patients in Victoria are indicated by colored dots on the inset tree; isolate details and patient travel history are provided in the key. Scale bars indicate substitutions per site.
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