Review on Antifungal Resistance Mechanisms in the Emerging Pathogen Candida auris

F Chaabane, A Graf, L Jequier, AT Coste - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Candida auris is an emerging multi-drug resistant yeast, that causes major issues regarding
patient treatment and surface disinfection in hospitals. Indeed, an important proportion of C …

One population, multiple lifestyles: Commensalism and pathogenesis in the human mycobiome

DM Proctor, RA Drummond, MS Lionakis, JA Segre - Cell host & microbe, 2023 - cell.com
Candida auris and Candida albicans can result in invasive fungal diseases. And yet, these
species can stably and asymptomatically colonize human skin and gastrointestinal tracts. To …

Mechanisms of pathogenicity for the emerging fungus Candida auris

MV Horton, AM Holt, JE Nett - PLoS Pathogens, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Candida auris recently emerged as an urgent public health threat, causing outbreaks of
invasive infections in healthcare settings throughout the world. This fungal pathogen persists …

Is the superbug fungus really so scary? A systematic review and meta-analysis of global epidemiology and mortality of Candida auris

J Chen, S Tian, X Han, Y Chu, Q Wang, B Zhou… - BMC Infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background Candida auris is a new pathogen called “superbug fungus” which caused panic
worldwide. There are no large-scale epidemiology studies by now, therefore a systematic …

Global prevalence and subgroup analyses of coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) associated Candida auris infections (CACa): A systematic review and meta‐analysis

N Vaseghi, J Sharifisooraki, H Khodadadi, S Nami… - Mycoses, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Increased hospitalisation rates in the Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID‐19) era
lead to a new wave of hospital‐acquired infections such as emerging multidrug‐resistant …

Candida auris Infection and Biofilm Formation: Going Beyond the Surface

MV Horton, JE Nett - Current clinical microbiology reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Emergent fungal pathogen C. auris is spreading in hospitals
throughout the world and mortality rates for patients with invasive disease approach 60 …

[HTML][HTML] Candida auris: A Mini Review on Epidemiology in Healthcare Facilities in Asia

N Thatchanamoorthy, V Rukumani Devi… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Candida auris, a newly emerging healthcare-associated yeast pathogen from the
Metschnikowiaceae family, was first described in the ear canal of an elderly Japanese …

Prevalence, risk factors, treatment and outcome of multidrug resistance Candida auris infections in Coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) patients: A systematic review

K Vinayagamoorthy, KC Pentapati, H Prakash - Mycoses, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Candida auris is an emerging multidrug‐resistant pathogen in intensive care
settings (ICU). During the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID‐19) pandemic, ICU admissions …

Candida auris—a systematic review to inform the world health organization fungal priority pathogens list

HY Kim, TA Nguyen, S Kidd, J Chambers… - Medical …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2022 developed a fungal priority
pathogen list. Candida auris was ultimately ranked as a critical priority pathogen. PubMed …

Candida auris Infections

MS Lionakis, A Chowdhary - New England Journal of Medicine, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
Key Points Candida auris Infections Since 2009, when it was first identified, Candida auris
has rapidly spread across more than 45 countries in six continents; it has been subdivided …