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SUBMITTER: Ben-Ami R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5324804 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ben-Ami Ronen R Berman Judith J Novikov Ana A Bash Edna E Shachor-Meyouhas Yael Y Zakin Shiri S Maor Yasmin Y Tarabia Jalal J Schechner Vered V Adler Amos A Finn Talya T
Emerging infectious diseases 20170201 1
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 imp ...[more]