Summary
This paper reports the emergence of Candida auris infections in an intensive care unit at a hospital in Moscow. Forty-nine cases were
diagnosed in 2016–2017, and the risk factors and antifungal susceptibilities are described.
The 30-day all-cause mortality for 19 bloodstream infections in patients who did not
receive appropriate antifungal therapy was 42.1%. Phylogenetic analysis of the internal
transcribed spacer and D1–D2 regions and K143R substitution in the ERG11 gene indicated that the studied C. auris strains were of South Asian origin. This first reported series of C. auris infections in Russia demonstrates the rapid dissemination of this species, and the
need for international surveillance and control measures.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 06, 2019
Accepted:
February 28,
2019
Received:
December 25,
2018
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