Abstract

The emerging opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida auris raises significant concerns for public health due to its outbreak potential, the associated high mortality, increased resistance to antifungals, challenging identification to species level, since commonly used diagnostic methods can confuse this fungus with other Candida spp. The present outbreak report describes probably some of the first Candida auris cases in Romania, providing clinical and epidemiological data, and also whole genome sequencing data. The cases were identified in three hospitals in Bucharest during the first eight months of 2022.

Details

Title
First report of Candida auris in Romania: clinical and molecular aspects
Author
Stanciu, Adriana Mihaela; Florea, Dragoș; Surleac, Marius; Paraschiv, Simona; Oțelea, Dan; Tălăpan, Daniela; Popescu, Gabriel Adrian
Pages
1-5
Section
Brief Report
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
20472994
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2865437012
Copyright
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