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Review

Candida auris and Other Phylogenetically Related Species – A Mini-Review of the Literature

by
Cristina Nicoleta Ciurea
1,2,
Anca Delia Mare
1,*,
Irina-Bianca Kosovski
3,
Felicia Toma
1,
Camelia Vintilă
4 and
Adrian Man
1
1
Department of Microbiology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology, 38 Gheorghe Marinescu Street, 540149 Târgu Mureș, Romania
2
Doctoral School, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș, 38 Gheorghe Marinescu Street, 540139 Târgu Mureș, Romania
3
Department of Pathophysiology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș, 38 Gheorghe Marinescu Street, 540139 Târgu Mureș, Romania
4
Mureș County Clinical Hospital—Infectious Diseases Laboratory, 6 Bernady Gyorgy Street, 540072 Târgu Mureș, Romania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
GERMS 2021, 11(3), 441-448; https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2021.1281
Submission received: 19 April 2021 / Revised: 11 June 2021 / Accepted: 27 June 2021 / Published: 29 September 2021
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Abstract

The lesser-known non-albicans Candida species are often overlooked and difficult to diagnose in most microbiology laboratories. Candida auris, a relatively newly discovered species, is responsible for outbreaks in various geographical regions. Because of its increased resistance to antifungal drugs, C. auris is responsible for hard-to-treat infections and its pathogenicity is still incompletely elucidated. Non-albicans species phylogenetically related to C. auris, like the C. haemulonii complex might also play a role in human pathology. The current summary of the literature presents the emergence, virulence, laboratory identification, and molecular mechanisms responsible for antifungal resistance of emergent rare non-albicans Candida species.
Keywords: C. auris; C. haemulonii; C. ruelliae C. auris; C. haemulonii; C. ruelliae

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Ciurea, C.N.; Mare, A.D.; Kosovski, I.-B.; Toma, F.; Vintilă, C.; Man, A. Candida auris and Other Phylogenetically Related Species – A Mini-Review of the Literature. GERMS 2021, 11, 441-448. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2021.1281

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Ciurea CN, Mare AD, Kosovski I-B, Toma F, Vintilă C, Man A. Candida auris and Other Phylogenetically Related Species – A Mini-Review of the Literature. GERMS. 2021; 11(3):441-448. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2021.1281

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Ciurea, Cristina Nicoleta, Anca Delia Mare, Irina-Bianca Kosovski, Felicia Toma, Camelia Vintilă, and Adrian Man. 2021. "Candida auris and Other Phylogenetically Related Species – A Mini-Review of the Literature" GERMS 11, no. 3: 441-448. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2021.1281

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Ciurea, C. N., Mare, A. D., Kosovski, I.-B., Toma, F., Vintilă, C., & Man, A. (2021). Candida auris and Other Phylogenetically Related Species – A Mini-Review of the Literature. GERMS, 11(3), 441-448. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2021.1281

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