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- Title
Invasive Infections with Multidrug-Resistant Yeast Candida auris, Colombia.
- Authors
Morales-López, Soraya E.; Parra-Giraldo, Claudia M.; Ceballos-Garzón, Andrés; Martínez, Heidys P.; Rodríguez, Gerson J.; Álvarez-Moreno, Carlos A.; Rodríguez, José Y.
- Abstract
Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungus that causes a wide range of symptoms. We report finding 17 cases of C. auris infection that were originally misclassified but correctly identified 27.5 days later on average. Patients with a delayed diagnosis of C. auris had a 30-day mortality rate of 35.2%.
- Subjects
COLOMBIA; CANDIDA; CRYPTOCOCCACEAE; CRYPTOCOCCALES; CANDIDAPEPSIN; INVASIVE candidiasis; ANTIFUNGAL agents; COMPARATIVE studies; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; MEDICAL errors; MICROBIAL sensitivity tests; RESEARCH; SURVIVAL analysis (Biometry); EVALUATION research; FUNGEMIA
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017, Vol 23, Issue 1, p162
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
letter
- DOI
10.3201/eid2301.161497