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Detection and characterisation of a sixth Candida auris clade in Singapore: a genomic and phenotypic study.
The Lancet. Microbe - 1 Sept 2024
Suphavilai Chayaporn, Ko Karrie Kwan Ki, Lim Kar Mun, Tan Mei Gie, Boonsimma Patipan, Chu Joash Jun Keat, Goh Sui Sin, Rajandran Prevena, Lee Lai Chee, Tan Kwee Yuen, Shaik Ismail Bushra Binte, Aung May Kyawt, Yang Yong, Sim Jean Xiang Ying, Venkatachalam Indumathi, Cherng Benjamin Pei Zhi, Spruijtenburg Bram, Chan Kian Sing, Oon Lynette Lin Ean, Tan Ai Ling, Tan Yen Ee, Wijaya Limin, Tan Ban Hock, Ling Moi Lin, Koh Tse Hsien, Meis Jacques F, Tsui Clement Kin Ming, Nagarajan Niranjan
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BACKGROUND: The emerging fungal pathogen Candida auris poses a serious threat to global public health due to its worldwide distribution, multidrug resistance, high transmissibility, propensity to cause outbreaks, and high mortality. We aimed to characterise three unusual C auris isolates detected in Singapore, and to determine whether they constitute a novel clade distinct from all previously known C auris clades...
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