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Multidrug-Resistant Candida haemulonii and C. auris , Tel Aviv, Israel

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Ben-Ami, Ronen, Berman, Judith, Novikov, Ana, Bash, Edna, Shachor-Meyouhas, Yael, Zakin, Shiri, Maor, Yasmin, Tarabia, Jalal +3 more·2017·Emerging Infectious Diseases

Abstract

Candida auris and C. haemulonii are closely related, multidrug-resistant emerging fungal pathogens that are not readily distinguishable with phenotypic assays. We studied C. auris and C. haemulonii clinical isolates from 2 hospitals in central Israel. C. auris was isolated in 5 patients with nosocomial bloodstream infection, and C. haemulonii was found as a colonizer of leg wounds at a peripheral vascular disease clinic. Liberal use of topical miconazole and close contact among patients were implicated in C. haemulonii transmission. C. auris exhibited higher thermotolerance, virulence in a mouse infection model, and ATP-dependent drug efflux activity than C. haemulonii. Comparison of ribosomal DNA sequences found that C. auris strains from Israel were phylogenetically distinct from isolates from East Asia, South Africa and Kuwait, whereas C. haemulonii strains from different countries were closely interrelated. Our findings highlight the pathogenicity of C. auris and underscore the need to limit its spread.

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  1. [11]Okinda N, Kagotho E, Castanheira M, Njuguna A, Omuse G, Makau P, et al. Candidemia at a referral hospital in sub-Saharan Africa: emergence of Candida auris as a major pathogen. European Conference on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; 2014 May 10–13; Barcelona, Spain.

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Ben-Ami, R., Berman, J., Novikov, A., Bash, E., Shachor-Meyouhas, Y., Zakin, S., Maor, Y., Tarabia, J., Schechner, V., Adler, A., & Finn, T.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
Published
2017-02
Volume
23
Issue
2
ISSN
  • 1080-6040 (ISSN-L)
  • 1080-6059
OpenAlex
W2572301334
Cited by
297
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28
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33.04
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journal article
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en
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cc-by
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  • Emerging infectious diseases (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
Keywords
Candida auris, Candida haemulonii, multidrug resistance, emerging fungal pathogens, nosocomial bloodstream infection, skin colonization, miconazole, transmission, heat tolerance, virulence, drug efflux, ribosomal DNA phylogeny, fungal pathogenicity
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antifungal Agents, Candida, Candidiasis, Female, Humans, Israel, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Mycological Typing Techniques, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Fungal

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