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The first cases of Candida auris candidaemia in Oman |
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| Authors: | Jalila Mohsin Ferry Hagen Zainab A. M. Al‐Balushi G. Sybren de Hoog Anuradha Chowdhary Jacques F. Meis Abdullah M. S. Al‐Hatmi |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman;2. Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius‐Wilhelmina Hospital (CWZ), Nijmegen, The Netherlands;3. Centre of Expertise in Mycology Radboudumc/CWZ, Nijmegen, The 4. Netherlands;5. Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands;6. Department of Medical Mycology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of 7. Delhi, Delhi, India;8. Ministry of Health, Directorate General of Health Services, Ibri, Oman |
| Abstract: | Candida auris has been recognised as a problematic healthcare‐associated emerging yeast which is often misidentified as Candida haemulonii by commercial systems. Correct early identification of C. auris is important for appropriate antifungal treatment and implementing effective infection control measures. Here we report emergence of the first C. auris cases in Oman, initially misidentified as C. haemulonii. |
| Keywords: | Candida auris candidaemia emerging pathogen Oman |