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Genomic epidemiology of the UK outbreak of the emerging human fungal pathogen Candida auris.
Emerging microbes & infections - 29 Mar 2018
Rhodes Johanna, Abdolrasouli Alireza, Farrer Rhys A, Cuomo Christina A, Aanensen David M, Armstrong-James Darius, Fisher Matthew C, Schelenz Silke
Abstract excerpt
Candida auris was first described in 2009, and it has since caused nosocomial outbreaks, invasive infections, and fungaemia across at least 19 countries on five continents. An outbreak of C. auris occurred in a specialized cardiothoracic London hospital between April 2015 and November 2016, which to date has been the largest outbreak in the UK, involving a total of 72 patients. To understand the genetic...
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