Whole genome sequencing of emerging multidrug resistant Candida auris isolates in India demonstrates low genetic variation

New Microbes and New Infections

Volumn 13, Issue , 2016, Pages 77-82

  Sharma, C ^a   Kumar, N ^b   Pandey, R ^c   Meis, J F ^d,e   Chowdhary, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^d CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Candida auris; India; multidrug resistant; outbreak; whole genome sequencing

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIDULAFUNGIN; CASPOFUNGIN; FKS PROTEIN; FKS1 PROTEIN; FKS2 PROTEIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; POSACONAZOLE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ERG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; CANDIDA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEWBORN; NOTE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 84979709470     PISSN: 20522975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2016.07.003     Document Type: Note

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