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First imported case of Candida auris infection in Milan, Italy: genomic characterisation.

Sara Giordana Rimoldi, Riccardo Nodari, Alberto Rizzo, Alessandro Tamoni, Concetta Longobardi, Cristina Pagani, Silvia Grosso, Federica Salari, Laura Galimberti, Pietro Olivieri and 6 more

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Article in Infection, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Unraveling clade-specific differences in Candida auris: evolution, adaptation, and pathogenicity.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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  2. Genomic landscape ofEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Sara Giordana RimoldiClinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1935-8750
Riccardo NodariDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi Paediatric Research Centre, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Alberto RizzoClinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5999-006X
Alessandro TamoniClinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Concetta LongobardiClinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Cristina PaganiClinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Silvia GrossoClinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Federica SalariClinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Laura GalimbertiIII Division of Infectious Diseases, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Pietro OlivieriMedical Direction Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Giuliano RizzardiniDepartment of Infectious Diseases, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Emanuele CatenaAnestesiology Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Spinello AntinoriDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Università di Milano, Via Giovanni Battista Grassi n° 74, 20157, Milan, Italy. spinello.antinori@unimi.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0569-9407
Francesco ComandatoreDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi Paediatric Research Centre, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8298-4792
Antonio CastelliAnestesiology Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Maria Rita GismondoClinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6926-8660

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCandida auris, an emerging multidrug-resistant yeast, has been reported worldwide. In Italy, the first case was reported in 2019. We describe the first case of C. auris, imported from Greece, in Milan, using whole genome sequencing to characterise mutations associated with antifungal resistance. CASE PRESENTATION: On October 2022 an 80-year-old Italian man was hospitalised in Greece. In the absence of clinical improvement, the patient was transferred to our hospital, in Italy, where blood culture resulted positive for C. auris. Despite therapy, the patient died of septic shock. In a phylogenetic analysis the genome was assigned to Clade I with strains from Kenya, United Arab Emirates and India. D1/D2 region resulted identical to a Greek strain, as for many other strains from different World regions, highlighting the diffusion of this strain.

conclusionImportation of C. auris from abroad has been previously described. We report the first case of C. auris imported into Italy from Greece, according to phylogenetic analysis. This case reinforces the need for monitoring critically ill hospitalised patients also for fungi and addresses the need for the standardisation of susceptibility testing and strategies for diagnosis and therapy.

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Antifungal AgentsCandida aurisCandidiasisPhylogenyAged, 80 and overCandidiasis, InvasiveCommunicable Diseases, ImportedFatal OutcomeGreeceHumansItalyMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsWhole Genome SequencingAntifungal AgentsCandida aurisItalyMulti-Drug-Resistance-OrganismWhole-Genome-SequencingYeast

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PMCPMC11289026

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