Four genomic clades of Candida auris identified in Canada, 2012-2019.
Domenica G De LucaDavid C AlexanderTanis C DinglePhilippe J DufresneLinda M HoangJulianne V KusIlan S SchwartzMichael R MulveyAmrita BharatPublished in: Medical mycology (2022)
The fungal pathogen Candida auris has caused many hospital outbreaks and is often multidrug resistant. All four major strains of C. auris were identified in Canada from 2012 to 2019. Genomic epidemiology may be useful for identifying and reducing transmission of C. auris within hospitals.