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      First report of Candida auris in America: Clinical and microbiological aspects of 18 episodes of candidemia.

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          Abstract

          Characterization of a hospital outbreak of Candida auris candidemia that involved 18 critically ill patients in Venezuela.

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          Journal
          J. Infect.
          The Journal of infection
          Elsevier BV
          1532-2742
          0163-4453
          Oct 2016
          : 73
          : 4
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Electronic address: bcalvom@yahoo.es.
          [2 ] Laboratório Especial de Micologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: analysalles@gmail.com.
          [3 ] Centro de Referencia Bacteriológica del Servicio Autónomo Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo, Venezuela. Electronic address: aperozomena@gmail.com.
          [4 ] Servicio de Medicina Interna de Servicio Autónomo Hospital Universitário de Maracaibo, Venezuela. Electronic address: martinhernandezart2@yahoo.es.
          [5 ] Laboratório Especial de Micologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: elaineperol@yahoo.com.br.
          [6 ] Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital (CWZ), Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboudumc/CWZ Centre of Excellence in Mycology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: f.hagen@gmail.com.
          [7 ] Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital (CWZ), Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboudumc/CWZ Centre of Excellence in Mycology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: jacques.meis@gmail.com.
          [8 ] Laboratório Especial de Micologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: colomboal@terra.com.br.
          Article
          S0163-4453(16)30172-4
          10.1016/j.jinf.2016.07.008
          27452195
          f3b3ec64-90cb-4046-b24e-96fb66abcc6c
          History

          Amplified fragment length polymorphism,Candida auris,Candidemia,Candidemia outbreak,Fluconazole resistance,Venezuela

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