Candida auris-associated hospitalizations and outbreaks, China, 2018–2023
Year: 2024
Type: dataset
Abstract: The emerging human fungal pathogen Candida auris has become a serious threat to public health. This pathogen has spread to 10 provinces in China as of December 2023. Here we describe 312 C. auris-associated hospitalizations and 4 outbreaks in healthcare settings in China from 2018 to 2023. Three genetic clades of C. auris have been identified during this period. Molecular epidemiological analyses indicate that C. auris has been introduced and local transmission has occurred in multiple instances in China. Most C. auris isolated from China (98.7%) exhibited resistance to fluconazole, while only a small subset of strains were resistant to amphotericin B (4.2%) and caspofungin (2.2%).
Source: Figshare
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4394556557