Global characteristics and trends in research on Candida auris
IntroductionCandida auris, a fungal pathogen first reported in 2009, has shown strong resistance to azole antifungal drugs and has caused severe nosocomial outbreaks. It can also form biofilms, which can colonize patients’ skin and transmit to others. Despite numerous reports of C. auris isolation i...
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| author | Qihui Wang Shitong Cheng Yinling Wang Fushun Li Jingjing Chen Wei Du Hui Kang Zhongqing Wang |
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| description | IntroductionCandida auris, a fungal pathogen first reported in 2009, has shown strong resistance to azole antifungal drugs and has caused severe nosocomial outbreaks. It can also form biofilms, which can colonize patients’ skin and transmit to others. Despite numerous reports of C. auris isolation in various countries, many studies have reported contradictory results.MethodA bibliometric analysis was conducted using VOSviewer to summarize research trends and provide guidance for future research on controlling C. auris infection. The analysis revealed that the United States and the US CDC were the most influential countries and research institutions, respectively. For the researchers, Jacques F. Meis published the highest amount of related articles, and Anastasia P. Litvintseva’s articles with the highest average citation rate. The most cited publications focused on clade classification, accurate identification technologies, nosocomial outbreaks, drug resistance, and biofilm formation. Keyword co-occurrence analysis revealed that the top five highest frequencies were for ‘drug resistance,’ ‘antifungal susceptibility test,’ ‘infection,’ ‘Candida auris,’ and ‘identification.’ The high-frequency keywords clustered into four groups: rapid and precise identification, drug resistance research, pathogenicity, and nosocomial transmission epidemiology studies. These clusters represent different study fields and current research hotspots of C. auris.ConclusionThe bibliometric analysis identified the most influential country, research institution, and researcher, indicating current research trends and hotspots for controlling C. auris. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d29500f13757404c82d6009fb1f5b2d52023-12-06T08:31:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2023-12-011410.3389/fmicb.2023.12870031287003Global characteristics and trends in research on Candida aurisQihui Wang0Shitong Cheng1Yinling Wang2Fushun Li3Jingjing Chen4Wei Du5Hui Kang6Zhongqing Wang7Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaLaboratory of Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaLaboratory of Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaLaboratory of Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaLaboratory of Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaNational Clinical Research Center for Laboratory Medicine, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaLaboratory of Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaDepartment of Information Centre, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaIntroductionCandida auris, a fungal pathogen first reported in 2009, has shown strong resistance to azole antifungal drugs and has caused severe nosocomial outbreaks. It can also form biofilms, which can colonize patients’ skin and transmit to others. Despite numerous reports of C. auris isolation in various countries, many studies have reported contradictory results.MethodA bibliometric analysis was conducted using VOSviewer to summarize research trends and provide guidance for future research on controlling C. auris infection. The analysis revealed that the United States and the US CDC were the most influential countries and research institutions, respectively. For the researchers, Jacques F. Meis published the highest amount of related articles, and Anastasia P. Litvintseva’s articles with the highest average citation rate. The most cited publications focused on clade classification, accurate identification technologies, nosocomial outbreaks, drug resistance, and biofilm formation. Keyword co-occurrence analysis revealed that the top five highest frequencies were for ‘drug resistance,’ ‘antifungal susceptibility test,’ ‘infection,’ ‘Candida auris,’ and ‘identification.’ The high-frequency keywords clustered into four groups: rapid and precise identification, drug resistance research, pathogenicity, and nosocomial transmission epidemiology studies. These clusters represent different study fields and current research hotspots of C. auris.ConclusionThe bibliometric analysis identified the most influential country, research institution, and researcher, indicating current research trends and hotspots for controlling C. auris.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1287003/fullCandida aurisnosocomial outbreaksdrug resistancebibliometric analysisresearch trends |
| spellingShingle | Qihui Wang Shitong Cheng Yinling Wang Fushun Li Jingjing Chen Wei Du Hui Kang Zhongqing Wang Global characteristics and trends in research on Candida auris Frontiers in Microbiology Candida auris nosocomial outbreaks drug resistance bibliometric analysis research trends |
| title | Global characteristics and trends in research on Candida auris |
| title_full | Global characteristics and trends in research on Candida auris |
| title_fullStr | Global characteristics and trends in research on Candida auris |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global characteristics and trends in research on Candida auris |
| title_short | Global characteristics and trends in research on Candida auris |
| title_sort | global characteristics and trends in research on candida auris |
| topic | Candida auris nosocomial outbreaks drug resistance bibliometric analysis research trends |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1287003/full |
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