Biofilm-forming capability of highly virulent, multidrug-resistant Candida auris

Sherry, Leighann; Ramage, Gordon; Kean, Ryan; Borman, Andrew; Johnson, Elizabeth M.; Richardson, Malcolm D.; Rautemaa-Richardson, Riina

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Biofilm-forming capability of highly virulent, multidrug-resistant Candida auris

Authors: Leighann Sherry
Gordon Ramage
Ryan Kean
Andrew Borman
Elizabeth M. Johnson
Malcolm D. Richardson
Riina Rautemaa-Richardson
Publication date: 1 February 2017
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Abstract

The emerging multidrug-resistant yeast pathogen Candida auris has attracted considerable attention as a source of healthcare–associated infections. We report that this highly virulent yeast has the capacity to form antifungal resistant biofilms sensitive to the disinfectant chlorhexidine in vitro

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