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Volume 29, Number 10—October 2023
Research

Candida auris Clinical Isolates Associated with Outbreak in Neonatal Unit of Tertiary Academic Hospital, South Africa

Dikeledi Kekana, Serisha D. Naicker, Liliwe Shuping, Sithembiso Velaphi, Firdose L. Nakwa, Jeannette Wadula, Nelesh P. GovenderComments to Author , and for GERMS-SA1
Author affiliations: National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa (D. Kekana, S.D. Naicker, L. Shuping, N.P. Govender); University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (D. Kekana, S. Velaphi, F.L. Nakwa, J. Wadula, N.P. Govender); Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg (S. Velaphi, F.L. Nakwa, J. Wadula); University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (N.P. Govender); University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom (N.P. Govender)

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Table 1

Characteristics of 287 patients with Candida auris infection or colonization admitted to a large academic hospital in South Africa, 2016–2020

Characteristic No. (%) isolates
Sex
M
 155 (54)
F
 121 (42.2)
Unknown
 11 (3.8)
Age group
Neonates, <28 d
 62 (21.6)
Infants, 28 d–12 mo
 56 (19.5)
Children, 1–12 y
 54 (18.8)
Adolescents, 13–17 y
 11 (3.8)
Adults, >18 y
 74 (25.8)
Unknown
 30 (10.5)
Specimen type
Blood
 161 (56.1)
Skin swab
 33 (11.5)
Arterial catheter tip
 28 (9.8)
Central venous catheter tip
 24 (8.4)
Urine
 11 (3.8)
Tracheal aspirate
 8 (2.8)
Tissue, not specified
 6 (2.1)
Fluid aspirate, not specified
 3 (1)
Skin scraping
 1 (0.3)
Burn/wound swab
 1 (0.3)
Unknown
 11 (3.5)
Ward location
Neonatal unit
 91 (31.7)
Pediatric burn unit
 66 (23)
Adult burn unit
 57 (19.9)
General adult/pediatric intensive care unit
 30 (10.5)
Adult surgical
 12 (4.2)
Adult medical
 11 (3.8)
Pediatric medical
 9 (3.1)
Pediatric surgical
 7 (2.4)
Unknown 4 (1.4)

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1Members of GERMS-SA are listed at the end of this article.

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