First hospital outbreak of the globally emerging Candida auris in a European hospital.

Silke SchelenzFerry HagenJohanna L RhodesAlireza AbdolrasouliAnuradha ChowdharyAnne HallLisa RyanJoanne ShackletonRichard TrimlettJacques F MeisDarius Armstrong-JamesMatthew C Fisher

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2016)

This ongoing outbreak with genotypically closely related C. auris highlights the importance of appropriate species identification and rapid detection of cases in order to contain hospital acquired transmission.

Keyphrases

healthcare
acute care
adverse drug
emergency department
escherichia coli
candida albicans
staphylococcus aureus