Persistent candidemia despite appropriate fungal therapy: First case of Candida auris from the United Arab Emirates
In this case, we report an elderly patient with multiple chronic conditions and prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stays who had recurrent Candida auris (C. auris) in blood despite antifungal therapy. C. auris was misidentified using conventional automated identification system as Candida haemuloni...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-05-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218300419 |