Invasive Infections with Multidrug-Resistant Yeast <i>Candida auris</i> , Colombia

2016248 citationsletterdiamond Open Access

Authors

Soraya E. Morales-López · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Claudia Marcela Parra‐Giraldo · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Andrés Ceballos-Garzón · Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Heidys P. Martínez · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Gerson J. Rodríguez · New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Carlos Álvarez · New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Abstract

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%.

Topics & Keywords

Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 23, Issue 1, pp. 162-164

DOI: 10.3201/eid2301.161497

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