Outbreak of Dirkmeia churashimaensis Fungemia in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, India.
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SUBMITTER: Chowdhary A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7101094 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
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Outbreak of Dirkmeia churashimaensis Fungemia in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, India.
Chowdhary Anuradha A Sharada Kothapalli K Singh Pradeep Kumar PK Bhagwani Dalip Kumar DK Kumar Nitin N de Groot Theun T Meis Jacques F JF
Emerging infectious diseases 20200401 4
Bloodstream infections caused by uncommon or novel fungal species are challenging to identify and treat. We report a series of cases of fungemia due to a rare basidiomycete yeast, Dirkmeia churashimaensis, in neonatal patients in India. Whole-genome sequence typing demonstrated that the patient isolates were genetically indistinguishable, indicating a single-source infection. ...[more]
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