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Overview of Candida auris

Candida auris is a fungus, recently described as a rare cause of fungal infection with significant resistance to antifungal medications.^[1]
Candida auris isolates from north and south Indian hospitals, Japan and Korea were all found to be resistant to the antifungal medication fluconazole.^[1]
Some isolates were also noted to be resistant to flucytosine and voriconazole..^[1]

The high rate of therapeutic failure noted in cases of fungemia poses significant concerns.^[1]a
It's high potential for nosocomial horizontal transmission has been demonstrated.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Chowdhary A, Anil Kumar V, Sharma C, Prakash A, Agarwal K, Babu R; et al. (2014). "Multidrug-resistant endemic clonal strain of Candida auris in India". Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 33 (6): 919–26. doi:10.1007/s10096-013-2027-1. PMID 24357342.