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Letter to the Editor| Volume 77, ISSUE 5, P448-454, November 2018

Assessing routine diagnostic methods for detecting Candida auris in England

Published:July 28, 2018DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2018.07.012
Assessing routine diagnostic methods for detecting Candida auris in England
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      We read with interest the recent article in this journal by Al-Siyabi et al. who described the first cases of Candida auris in Oman.
      • Al-Siyabi T
      • Al Busaidi I
      • Balkhair A
      • Al-Muharrmi Z
      • Al-Salti M
      • Al'Adawi B
      First report of Candida auris in Oman: clinical and microbiological description of five candidemia cases.
      J Infect. 2017; 75: 373-376
      Candida auris is an emerging multi-drug resistant fungal pathogen. It was first described in Japan in 2009 but has since been reported worldwide, including large nosocomial outbreaks in five continents. It is associated with bloodstream, wound, and other infections, especially in critically ill patients. Hospital outbreaks reported to date have proven difficult to control despite enhanced infection control measures. In England, 221 cases have been reported between 2013 and 2017 (160 colonisations and 61 infections including 30 candidaemias) across 20 hospitals with three significant outbreaks in specialist units.
      • Kohlenberg A
      • Struelens MJ
      • Monnet DL
      • Plachouras D
      • The Candida auris survey collaborative group
      Candida auris: epidemiological situation, laboratory capacity and preparedness in European Union and European Economic Area countries, 2013 to 2017.
      Euro Surveill. 2018; 23https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.13.18-00136
      , 

      Public Health England. The characteristics, diagnosis and management of Candida auris (C. auris) 2017 Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/candida-auris.

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      References

        • Al-Siyabi T
        • Al Busaidi I
        • Balkhair A
        • Al-Muharrmi Z
        • Al-Salti M
        • Al'Adawi B
        First report of Candida auris in Oman: clinical and microbiological description of five candidemia cases.
        J Infect. 2017; 75: 373-376
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        • Kohlenberg A
        • Struelens MJ
        • Monnet DL
        • Plachouras D
        • The Candida auris survey collaborative group
        Candida auris: epidemiological situation, laboratory capacity and preparedness in European Union and European Economic Area countries, 2013 to 2017.
        Euro Surveill. 2018; 23https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.13.18-00136
        View in Article

      3. Public Health England. The characteristics, diagnosis and management of Candida auris (C. auris) 2017 Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/candida-auris.

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      4. Public Health England, English Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance (ESPAUR) Report, 2017. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/english-surveillance-programme-antimicrobial-utilisation-and-resistance-espaur-report

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      6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Algorithm to identify Candida auris based on phenotypic laboratory method and initial species identification, 2018. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/candidiasis/pdf/Testing-algorithm-by-Method-temp.pdf

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      7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Recommendations for Identification of Candida auris, 2018. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/candida-auris/recommendations.html

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      Publication history

      Published online: July 28, 2018
      Accepted: July 24, 2018
      Received in revised form: July 23, 2018
      Received: July 16, 2018

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2018.07.012

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