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| ==Candida auris overview|Overview==
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| Candida auris is a fungus, recently described as a rare cause of fungal infection with significant resistance to antifungal medications.<ref name="pmidPMID 24357342">{{cite journal| author=Chowdhary A, Anil Kumar V, Sharma C, Prakash A, Agarwal K, Babu R et al.| title=Multidrug-resistant endemic clonal strain of Candida auris in India. | journal=Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis | year= 2014 | volume= 33 | issue= 6 | pages= 919-26 | pmid=PMID 24357342 | doi=10.1007/s10096-013-2027-1 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24357342 }} </ref> It was first described in the year 2009 in Japan, following isolation from the external ear canal of a patient.<ref name="pmidPMID 27832049">{{cite journal| author=Vallabhaneni S, Kallen A, Tsay S, Chow N, Welsh R, Kerins J et al.| title=Investigation of the First Seven Reported Cases of Candida auris, a Globally Emerging Invasive, Multidrug-Resistant Fungus - United States, May 2013-August 2016. | journal=MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep | year= 2016 | volume= 65 | issue= 44 | pages= 1234-1237 | pmid=PMID 27832049 | doi=10.15585/mmwr.mm6544e1 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27832049 }} </ref> Reports of C.auris infection has been published from several countries.<ref name="pmidPMID 27832049" />Serious and prolonged outbreaks have been documented with data showing an innate resilience of C.auris for survival, persistence in the clinical environment with the ability to rapidly colonize patient's skin, and high transmissibility within the healthcare system.<sup>[[Sandbox:FB|[4]]]</sup> The precise mode of transmission within the healthcare facility is unknown.<sup>[[Sandbox:FB|[8][9]]]</sup>The high rate of therapeutic failure noted in cases of Candida auris fungemia poses significant concerns.<sup>[[Sandbox:FB|[7]]</sup> Misidentification of C.auris with related Candida species such as Candida haemulonii by commercially available biochemical-based tests poses a challenge.[[Sandbox:FB|<sup>[8]</sup>]]C.auris is recognized as a globally emerging fungal pathogen.<sup>[[Sandbox:FB|[1][4]]]</sup> Institution of key infection prevention and control measures<sup>[[Sandbox:FB|[9]]]</sup> and correct identification and standardized antifungal susceptibility testing for optimal management strategies of patients with invasive infections can hardly be overemphasized.<sup>[[Sandbox:FB|[2]]]</sup>
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| ==Candida auris historical perspective|Historical Perspective==
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| ==Candida auris pathophysiology|Pathophysiology==
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| ==Candida auris infection|Infection==
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| ==Candida auris differential diagnosis|Differentiating Candida auris from other Candida species==
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| ==Candida auris epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics==
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| ==Candida auris risk factors|Risk factors==
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| ==Candida auris natural history, complications and prognosis|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis==
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| ==Diagnosis==
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| ==Treatment==
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