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Invasive Infections with Multidrug-Resistant Yeast Candida auris , Colombia

Invasive Infections with Multidrug-Resistant Yeast Candida auris , Colombia

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_80e6df440d13460fad8f159215e4908c

Invasive Infections with Multidrug-Resistant Yeast Candida auris , Colombia

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Full title

Invasive Infections with Multidrug-Resistant Yeast Candida auris , Colombia

Publisher

United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases

Journal title

Emerging infectious diseases, 2017-01, Vol.23 (1), p.162-164

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungus that causes a wide range of symptoms. We report finding 17 cases of C. auris infection that were originally misclassified but correctly identified 27.5 days later on average. Patients with a delayed diagnosis of C. auris had a 30-day mortality rate of 35.2%.

Alternative Titles

Full title

Invasive Infections with Multidrug-Resistant Yeast Candida auris , Colombia

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_80e6df440d13460fad8f159215e4908c

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_80e6df440d13460fad8f159215e4908c

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ISSN

1080-6040

E-ISSN

1080-6059

DOI

10.3201/eid2301.161497

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