Candida auris infection leading to nosocomial transmission, Israel, 2017

  • Ana Belkin
  • , Zeala Gazit
  • , Nathan Keller
  • , Ronen Ben-Ami
  • , Anat Wieder-Finesod
  • , Ana Novikov
  • , Galia Rahav
  • , Tal Brosh-Nissimov

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Abstract

A patient transferred from South Africa to Israel acquired a Candida auris infection. Phylogenetic analysis showed resemblance of C. auris to isolates from South Africa but not Israel, suggesting travel-associated infection. C. auris infection occurred weeks later in another patient at the same hospital, suggesting prolonged environmental persistence.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)801-804
Number of pages4
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume24
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2018

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