| Literature DB >> 28520901 |
Marwan M Azar1,2, Sarah E Turbett3,4, Jay A Fishman3,4, Virginia M Pierce1,2,5.
Abstract
Candida auris is an emerging, often multidrug-resistant pathogen with important public health implications. Infections are associated with high mortality, and prevention of transmission requires stringent infection control measures, making C. auris a potential barrier to transplantation. We describe the first donor-derived C. auris transmission in a lung transplant recipient.Entities:
Keywords: Candida auris; nosocomial transmission; transplantation
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28520901 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix460
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079