Sentences with phrase «candida auris»

Outbreaks of the fungal pathogen Candida auris in healthcare settings, particularly in intensive care units, may be linked to multi-use patient equipment, such as thermometers, according to recent research.

Background: Candida auris was first described in 2009, and has since caused nosocomial outbreaks, invasive infections and fungaemia across 11 countries in five continents.

Candida auris — a multidrug - resistant fungus with high fatality rates — was first isolated only in 2009, from an ear canal specimen in Japan (auris being the Latin word for ear).

An electron micrograph of Candida auris.

So far, 53 Americans have been infected with Candida auris, which can cause organ failure.

Not exact matches

C. auris is phylogenetically related to the Candida species lusitaniae, haemulonii, duobushaeumulonii, and krusei, which have either intrinsic or inducible resistance to fluconazole, amphotericin B, or both.