Incursions of Candida auris into Australia, 2018
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 oversea...
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| author | 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 |
| author_facet | 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 |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59c8644a3b754cb5a4a64c6de98126b32022-12-21T17:00:52ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592020-06-012661326132810.3201/eid2606.190936Incursions of Candida auris into Australia, 2018Courtney R. LaneTorsten SeemannLeon J. WorthMarion EastonWilliam PitchersJenny WongDonna CameronFrancesca AzzatoRichard BartoloCristina MateeviciCaroline MarshallMonica A. SlavinBenjamin P. HowdenDeborah A. WilliamsonCandida 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/19-0936_articleantimicrobial resistancepublic health surveillanceCandida aurisinfection controlgenomicsfungi |
| spellingShingle | 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 Emerging Infectious Diseases antimicrobial resistance public health surveillance Candida auris infection control genomics fungi |
| title | Incursions of Candida auris into Australia, 2018 |
| title_full | Incursions of Candida auris into Australia, 2018 |
| title_fullStr | Incursions of Candida auris into Australia, 2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incursions of Candida auris into Australia, 2018 |
| title_short | Incursions of Candida auris into Australia, 2018 |
| title_sort | incursions of candida auris into australia 2018 |
| topic | antimicrobial resistance public health surveillance Candida auris infection control genomics fungi |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/19-0936_article |
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