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Candida auris, an agent of hospital-associated outbreaks : which challenging issues do we need to have in mind?
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The emergence of Candida auris is considered as one of the most serious problems associated
with nosocomial transmission and with infection control practices in hospital environment. This
multidrug resistant species is rapidly spreading worldwide, with several described outbreaks. Until
now, this species has been isolated from different hospital surfaces, where it can survive for long
periods. There are multiple unanswered questions regarding C. auris, such as prevalence in population,
environmental contamination, effectiveness of infection prevention and control, and impact on patient
mortality. In order to understand how it spreads and discover possible reservoirs, it is essential
to know the ecology, natural environment, and distribution of this species. It is also important to
explore possible reasons to this recent emergence, namely the environmental presence of azoles or
the possible effect of climate change on this sudden emergence. This review aims to discuss some of
the most challenging issues that we need to have in mind in the management of C. auris and to raise
the awareness to its presence in specific indoor environments as hospital settings.
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Palavras-chave
Candida auris Hospital infection Environmental contamination Horizontal transmission Azole resistance
Contexto Educativo
Citação
Microorganisms 8, no. 2: 181
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MDPI