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Isolation of Candida auris from 9 patients in Central America: Importance of accurate diagnosis and susceptibility testing.

Ana Belen AraúzDiego H CáceresErika SantiagoPaige ArmstrongSusan ArosemenaCarolina RamosAndres Espinosa-BodeJovanna BoraceLizbeth HayerIsrael CedeñoBrendan R JacksonNestor SosaElizabeth L BerkowShawn R LockhartAmalia Rodriguez-FrenchTom Chiller
Published in: Mycoses (2017)
Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant (MDR) fungus associated with invasive infections and high mortality. This report describes 9 patients from whom C. auris was isolated at a hospital in Panama City, Panama, the first such cases in Central America, and highlights the challenges of accurate identification and methods for susceptibility testing.
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