High Prevalence of Candida auris Colonization during Protracted Neonatal Unit Outbreak, South Africa

One third of patients were colonized by Candida auris during a point-prevalence survey in a neonatal unit during an outbreak in South Africa. The sensitivity of a direct PCR for rapid colonization detection was 44% compared with culture. The infection incidence rate decreased by 85% after the surve...

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Autori principali:	Liliwe Shuping, Tsidiso G. Maphanga, Serisha D. Naicker, Ruth Mpembe, Nqobile Ngoma, Sithembiso Velaphi, Firdose Nakwa, Jeannette Wadula, Prenika Jaglal, Nelesh P. Govender
Natura:	Artigo
Lingua:	Inglês
Pubblicazione:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-09-01
Serie:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Soggetti:	Candida auris fungi candidemia fungal infections colonization neonatal unit
Accesso online:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/9/23-0393_article
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