Candida auris: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, Antifungal Susceptibility, and Infection Control Measures to Combat the Spread of Infections in Healthcare …

S Ahmad, W Alfouzan - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Candida auris, a recently recognized, often multidrug-resistant yeast, has become a
significant fungal pathogen due to its ability to cause invasive infections and outbreaks in …

[HTML][HTML] Update on the Pathogenesis, Virulence, and Treatment of Candida auris

RR Watkins, R Gowen, MS Lionakis… - Pathogens and …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Candida auris is an emerging, multidrug resistant fungal pathogen that causes considerable
morbidity and mortality. First identified in Japan in 2009, it has since been reported in more …

An Overview on Candida auris in Healthcare Settings

ML Cristina, AM Spagnolo, M Sartini, A Carbone… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Candida auris has become a major concern in critical care medicine due to the increasing
number of immunocompromised patients and candidiasis is the most frequent cause of …

Axillary Digital Thermometers uplifted a multidrug‐susceptible Candida auris outbreak among COVID‐19 patients in Brazil

J Nobrega de Almeida Jr, IB Brandão, EC Francisco… - Mycoses, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To describe the first outbreak of Candida auris in Brazil, including
epidemiological, clinical and microbiological data. Methods After the first Candida auris …

Candida auris: A Mini Review on Epidemiology in Healthcare Facilities in Asia

N Thatchanamoorthy, V Rukumani Devi… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Candida auris, a newly emerging healthcare-associated yeast pathogen from the
Metschnikowiaceae family, was first described in the ear canal of an elderly Japanese …

Strategies to Prevent Transmission of Candida auris in Healthcare Settings

S Ahmad, M Asadzadeh - Current Fungal Infection Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Candida auris, a recently recognized yeast pathogen, has
become a major public health threat due to the problems associated with its accurate …

Clonal Candidemia Outbreak by Candida parapsilosis Carrying Y132F in Turkey: Evolution of a Persisting Challenge

A Arastehfar, S Hilmioğlu-Polat, F Daneshnia… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
As the second leading etiological agent of candidemia in Turkey and the cause of severe
fluconazole-non-susceptible (FNS) clonal outbreaks, Candida parapsilosis emerged as a …

The many faces of Candida auris: Phenotypic and strain variation in an emerging pathogen

DJ Santana, G Zhao, TR O'Meara - Plos Pathogens, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Candida auris is an emerging fungal pathogen with unusual evolutionary history—there are
multiple distinct phylogeographic clades showing a near simultaneous transition from a …

Molecular Epidemiology of Candida Auris Outbreak in a Major Secondary-Care Hospital in Kuwait

W Alfouzan, S Ahmad, R Dhar, M Asadzadeh… - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
The emerging, often multidrug-resistant Candida auris is increasingly being associated with
outbreaks in healthcare facilities. Here we describe the molecular epidemiology of a C. auris …

Candida haemulonii Complex and Candida auris: Biology, Virulence Factors, Immune Response, and Multidrug Resistance

M Gómez-Gaviria, JA Martínez-Álvarez… - Infection and drug …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
There is worldwide concern about the constant increase in infections caused by Candida
species that are multiresistant to antifungal drugs. The most common candidiasis is caused …