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Epidemiological Alert, Candida auris outbreaks in health care services (3 October 2016)

Alerta Epidemiológica, Brotes de Candida auris en servicios de atención a la salud (3 octubre 2016)

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Candida auris was first identified as causing illness in humans in 2009, following its isolation in the secretion of the external ear canal of a Japanese patient.1 Since that time, there have been reports of infections by C. auris in several countries around the world, most notably in South Korea, South Africa, Kuwait, and India. The majority of those cases were associated with health care services. In 2012, the first hospital outbreak of C. auris detected in the Region of the Americas was reported in Venezuela. The outbreak occurred in the intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital.
 
La Candida auris se identificó por primera vez como causante de enfermedad en humanos en 2009, tras aislarse en la secreción del canal auditivo externo en un paciente japonés (1). Desde entonces se han notificado casos de infecciones por C. auris en países de distintos continentes, entre los que destacan Corea del Sur, Sudáfrica, Kuwait y la India. La mayoría de los casos fueron infecciones diseminadas y asociadas con el ámbito sanitario. En 2012 se notificó un brote hospitalario de C. auris en Venezuela, el primero notificado en la Región de las Américas. El brote se registró en la unidad de cuidados intensivos de un hospital de tercer nivel.
 
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Epidemiological Updates / Actualizaciones Epidemiológicas;October, 2016
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Candida Auris Outbreak; Brotes de Candida Auris; International Health Regulations; Emergencies; Reglamento Sanitario Internacional
Category of PAHO Strategic Plan 2014-2019
Cat 5. Preparedness, Surveillance, and Response
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https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/50649
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