Open AccessFirst Fluconazole-resistant Candida auris isolated from fungal otitis in Iran
Author(s) -
Mojtaba Taghizadeh Armaki,
Saeid Mahdavi Omran,
Keyvan Kiakojuri,
Shaghayegh Khojasteh,
Jalal Jafarzadeh,
Mahin Tavakoli,
Hamid Badali,
Iman Haghani,
Tahereh Shokohi,
Mohammad Taghi Hedayati,
Mahdi Abastabar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current medical mycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.369
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2423-3439
pISSN - 2423-3420
DOI - 10.18502/cmm.7.1.6243
Subject(s) - candida auris , fluconazole , clotrimazole , miconazole , otitis , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biology , antifungal , surgery
Candida auris , as a new characterized pathogenic yeast, has attracted remarkable attention in the recent decade due to its rapid global emergence and multidrug resistance traits. This unique species is able to cause nosocomial outbreaks and tolerate adverse conditions; however, it has been mostly misidentified by conventional methods.