Is the superbug fungus really so scary? A systematic review and meta-analysis of global epidemiology and mortality of Candida auris.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Candida auris is a new pathogen called "superbug fungus" which caused panic worldwide. There are no large-scale epidemiology studies by now, therefore a systematic review and meta-analysis was undertaken to determine the epidemic situation, drug resistance patterns and mortality of C. auris.

Methods

We systematically searched studies on the clinical report of Candida auris in Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane databases until October 6, 2019. A standardized form was used for data collection, and then statics was performed with STATA11.0.

Results

It showed that more than 4733 cases of C. auris were reported in over 33 countries, with more cases in South Africa, United States of America, India, Spain, United Kingdom, South Korea, Colombia and Pakistan. C. auirs exhi

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7656719 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature