Candida auris Fungemia and a local spread taken under control with infection control measures: First report from Turkey
| Autor: | Zeynep Yazgan, Ayse Baris, Gökhan Aygün, Ayşe Serife Oz, Fehmi Tabak, Bilgul Mete, IIker Inanc Balkan, Mert Ahmet Kuşkucu, Ahmet Furkan Kurt, Ayşe İstanbullu Tosun |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical) Antifungal Local spread Turkey medicine.drug_class 030106 microbiology Local Spread Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Infection control Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Pathogen Fungemia Aged 80 and over Infection Control business.industry Outbreak Candida auris medicine.disease business |
| Zdroj: | Indian journal of medical microbiology. 39(2) |
| ISSN: | 1998-3646 |
| Popis: | Candida auris, draws attention as a new emerging antifungal resistant pathogen, leading to healthcare-associated infections and outbreaks. This is the first report of C. auris fungemia in a 81-year-old patient, confirmed by sequential analysis, from Turkey. Although the source of the isolate could not be identified, its spread in the hospital has been taken under control by effective infection control measures. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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