Case-Case Comparison of Candida auris Versus Other Candida Species Bloodstream Infections: Results of an Outbreak Investigation in Colombia.

Diego H CáceresSandra M RiveraPaige A ArmstrongPatricia EscandonNancy A ChowMaria Victoria OvalleJorge DíazGordana DeradoSoraya SalcedoIndira BerrioAndres Espinosa-BodeCarmen VarónMatthew J StuckeyAdriana MariñoNohora VillalobosShawn R LockhartTom M ChillerFranklin E PrietoBrendan R Jackson

Published in: Mycopathologia (2020)

Patients with C. auris BSI had longer lengths of ICU stay than those with other candidemias, suggesting that infections are acquired during hospitalization. This is different from other Candida infections, which are usually thought to result from autoinfection with host flora.

Keyphrases

candida albicans
biofilm formation
intensive care unit
pseudomonas aeruginosa
staphylococcus aureus
mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome