Candida auris–Associated Candidemia, South Africa

To the Editor: We noted the report by Chowdhary et al. (1) and report Candida auris as a causative agent of candidemia in South Africa, with an estimated prevalence of 0.3% (N.P. Govender et al., unpub. data). First isolated in 2009, C. auris is an emerging species associated with clinical diseas…