Molecular Epidemiological Investigation of a Nosocomial Cluster of <i>C. auris</i>: Evidence of Recent Emergence in Italy and Ease of Transmission during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Molecular Epidemiological Investigation of a Nosocomial Cluster of <i>C. auris</i>: Evidence of Recent Emergence in Italy and Ease of Transmission during the COVID-19 Pandemic

<i>Candida auris</i> is an emerging MDR pathogen raising major concerns worldwide. In Italy, it was first and only identified in July 2019 in our hospital (San Martino Hospital, Genoa), where infection or colonization cases have been increasingly recognized during the following months. T...

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Main Authors: Vincenzo Di Pilato, Giulia Codda, Lorenzo Ball, Daniele Roberto Giacobbe, Edward Willison, Malgorzata Mikulska, Laura Magnasco, Francesca Crea, Antonio Vena, Paolo Pelosi, Matteo Bassetti, Anna Marchese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
mycotic infections
antifungal resistance
genomic epidemiology
COVID-19
epidemic
emerging infections
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/2/140

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