Koos Korsten, MD, PhD, MSc
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Candidozyma auris (Candida auris) is an emerging, potentially multi-drug-resistant pathogen that presents a significant challenge in healthcare settings, particularly in intensive care units and hospital environments. Accurate and timely detection of C auris is crucial for infection control, especially during outbreaks. In this study, researchers compared the diagnostic performance of multiple molecular and culture-based methods for detecting C auris using clinical samples, providing new insights into the best strategies for diagnosing this difficult-to-detect pathogen.
Rectal swabs, routinely collected in clinical care settings, were artificially spiked with varying concentrations of Cauris and co-infected with other Candida species to mimic real-world co-infection…