Alarming prevalence of Candida auris among critically ill patients in intensive care units in Dhaka City, Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Fahmida Chowdhury (Author), Kamal Hussain (Author), Sanzida Khan Khan (Author), Dilruba Ahmed (Author), Debashis Sen (Author), Zakiul Hassan (Author), Mahmudur Rahman (Author), Sajeda Prema (Author), Alex Jordan (Author), Shawn Lockhart (Author), Meghan Lyman (Author), Syeda Mah- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Candida auris is a multidrug-resistant yeast capable of invasive infection with high mortality and healthcare-associated outbreaks globally. Due to limited labratory capacity, the burden of C. auris is unknown in Bangladesh. We estimated the extent of C. auris colonization and infection...