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Identification and typing of the emerging pathogen Candida auris by matrix‐assisted laser desorption ionisation time of flight mass spectrometry
Author(s) -
Girard Victoria,
Mailler Sandrine,
Chetry Marion,
Vidal Céline,
Durand Géraldine,
Belkum Alex,
Colombo Arnaldo L.,
Hagen Ferry,
Meis Jacques F.,
Chowdhary Anuradha
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/myc.12519
Subject(s) - candida auris , typing , microbiology and biotechnology , matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization , identification (biology) , antifungal , mass spectrometry , pathogen , biology , epidemiology , medicine , chemistry , desorption , chromatography , pathology , botany , organic chemistry , adsorption
Summary Candida auris is an emerging antifungal resistant yeast species causing nosocomial and invasive infections, emphasising the need of improved diagnostics and epidemiological typing methods. We show that MALDI ‐ TOF VITEK ‐ MS followed by amplified length polymorphisms allows for accurate species identification and subsequent epidemiological characterisation of strains encountered during potential outbreaks.