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    Isolation of <i>Candida auris</i> from 9 patients in Central America: Importance of accurate diagnosis and susceptibility testing
    (Wiley, 2017) Ana Belén Araúz; Diego H. Cáceres; Erika Santiago; Paige A. Armstrong; S Reynaldo Arosemena; Carolina Ramos; Andrés Espinosa-Bode; Jovanna Borace; Lizbeth Hayer; Israel Cedeño
    Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant (MDR) fungus associated with invasive infections and high mortality. This report describes 9 patients from whom C. auris was isolated at a hospital in Panama City, Panama, the first such cases in Central America, and highlights the challenges of accurate identification and methods for susceptibility testing.