Candida auris: epidemiological situation, laboratory capacity and preparedness in the European Union and European Economic Area*, January 2018 to May 2019

Autor: Cornelia Lass-Flörl, Colin Brown, Ivva Philipova, Felix Lötsch, Mária Štefkovičová, Aleksander Deptuła, Pilar Gallego Berciano
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Eurosurveillance
ISSN: 1560-7917
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2020.25.12.2000240
Popis: Between January 2018 and May 2019, 349 cases of Candida auris were reported in the European Union/European Economic Area*, 257 (73.6%) colonisations, 84 (24.1%) bloodstream infections, seven (2.0%) other infections and one case of unknown infection/colonisation status (0.3%). Most cases (97.1%, n = 339) were reported from Spain or the United Kingdom, but also for the first time in Greece, the Netherlands and Poland. Laboratory capacity and preparedness has improved since January 2018.
Databáze: OpenAIRE