C. auris and non-C. auris candidemia in hospitalized adult and pediatric COVID-19 patients; single center data from Pakistan.
Safia MoinJoveria FarooqiSalima RattaniNosheen NasirSadaf ZakaKauser JabeenPublished in: Medical mycology (2021)
26 candidemia cases (4 Candida auris;22 non-C. auris) in COVID-19 patients (April-December 2020) are reported from Pakistan. Compared to non-C. auris, C. auris candidemia patients had higher prior antifungal exposure, longer hospital stay, higher rates of MDR bacteria and Candida colonization.