Emergence of highly resistant Candida auris in the United Arab Emirates: a retrospective analysis of evolving national trends.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control lists Candida auris, given its global emergence, multidrug resistance, high mortality, and persistent transmissions in health care settings as one of five urgent threats. As a new threat, the need for surveillance of C. auris is critical. This is particularly important for a cosmopolitan setting and global hub such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where continued introduction and emergence of resistant variant strains is a major concern.

Methods

The United Arab Emirates has carried out a 12 years of antimicrobial resistance surveillance (2010-2021) across the country, spanning all seven Emirates. A retrospective analysis of C. auris emergence from 2018-2021 was undertaken, utilising the demogra

SUBMITTER: Thomsen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10826512 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature