The use of whole-genome sequencing and development of bioinformatics to monitor overlapping outbreaks of Candida auris in southern Nevada

• Main Authors: Andrew Gorzalski (Author), Frank J. Ambrosio (Author), Lauryn Massic (Author), Michelle R. Scribner (Author), Danielle Denise Siao (Author), Chi Hua (Author), Phillip Dykema (Author), Emily Schneider (Author), Chidinma Njoku (Author), Kevin Libuit (Author), Joel R. Sevinsky (Author), Stephanie Van Hooser (Author), Mark Pandori (Author), David Hess (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A Candida auris outbreak has been ongoing in Southern Nevada since August 2021. In this manuscript we describe the sequencing of over 200 C. auris isolates from patients at several facilities. Genetically distinct subgroups of C. auris were detected from Clade I (3 distinct lineages) and III (1 line...