<i>Candida</i> Genotyping of Blood Culture Isolates from Patients Admitted to 16 Hospitals in Madrid: Genotype Spreading during the COVID-19 Pandemic Driven by Fluconazole-Resistant <i>C. parapsilosis</i>

<i>Candida</i> Genotyping of Blood Culture Isolates from Patients Admitted to 16 Hospitals in Madrid: Genotype Spreading during the COVID-19 Pandemic Driven by Fluconazole-Resistant <i>C. parapsilosis</i>

Background: Candidaemia and invasive candidiasis are typically hospital-acquired. Genotyping isolates from patients admitted to different hospitals may be helpful in tracking clones spreading across hospitals, especially those showing antifungal resistance. Methods: We characterized <i>Candida...

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Main Authors: Judith Díaz-García, Ana Gómez, Marina Machado, Luis Alcalá, Elena Reigadas, Carlos Sánchez-Carrillo, Ana Pérez-Ayala, Elia Gómez-García de la Pedrosa, Fernando González-Romo, María Soledad Cuétara, Coral García-Esteban, Inmaculada Quiles-Melero, Nelly Daniela Zurita, María Muñoz Algarra, María Teresa Durán-Valle, Aída Sánchez-García, Patricia Muñoz, Pilar Escribano, Jesús Guinea, on behalf of the CANDIMAD Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
<i>Candida</i>
microsatellite genotyping
blood culture
intra-abdominal samples
COVID-19
candidaemia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/8/11/1228

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