Isolation of Candida auris from 9 patients in Central America: Importance of accurate diagnosis and susceptibility testing. Issue 1 (16th October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Araúz, Ana Belen; Caceres, Diego H.; Santiago, Erika; Armstrong, Paige; Arosemena, Susan; Ramos, Carolina; Espinosa‐Bode, Andres; Borace, Jovanna; Hayer, Lizbeth; Cedeño, Israel; Jackson, Brendan R.; Sosa, Nestor; Berkow, Elizabeth L.; Lockhart, Shawn R.; Rodriguez‐French, Amalia; Chiller, Tom
• Is Part Of: Mycoses. Volume 61:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 44
• Page End: 47
• Publication Date: 2017-10-16
• Subjects: acurate -- Candida auris -- diagnose -- susceptibility; Pathogenic fungi -- Periodicals; Medical mycology -- Periodicals; 616.969
• DOI: 10.1111/myc.12709
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0933-7407

Abstract

Summary: 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.