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Descriptor English: Candida auris
Descriptor Spanish: Candida auris
Descriptor Candida auris
Entry term(s) C. auris
Scope note: Especie de levadura del género Candida. La infección por C. auris se asocia con mayor frecuencia a pacientes inmunodeprimidos en entornos sanitarios. La CANDIDIASIS INVASIVA y la colonización plantean un desafío terapéutico cuando participan cepas multirresistentes.
Descriptor Portuguese: Candida auris
Descriptor French: Candida auris
Entry term(s): C auris
Tree number(s): B01.300.107.795.095.363
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000088063
Scope note: A species of yeast in genus Candida. C. auris infection is most often associated with immunocompromised patients in healthcare settings. INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS and colonization pose a treatment challenge when multidrug resistant strains are involved.
Annotation: infection: coordinate with CANDIDIASIS or its indentions
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2022; see CANDIDA 2018-2021
History Note: 2022(2018)
DeCS ID: 59660
Unique ID: D000088063
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Date Established: 2022/01/01
Date of Entry: 2021/07/09
Revision Date: 2021/07/01
Candida auris - Narrower
Concept UI M000623414
Scope note A species of yeast in genus Candida. C. auris infection is most often associated with immunocompromised patients in healthcare settings. INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS and colonization pose a treatment challenge when multidrug resistant strains are involved.
Preferred term Candida auris
Entry term(s) C auris



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