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letter . 2020 Oct 18:ciaa1595. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1595
Candida auris: a latent threat to critically ill patients with COVID-19
Jose Y Rodriguez
1,2,3,4,✉, Patrice Le Pape
5, Olga Lopez
2, Kelin Esquea
3, Anny L Labiosa
4, Carlos Alvarez-Moreno
5,6
Jose Y Rodriguez
1
Centro de Investigaciones Microbiológicas del Cesar (CIMCE), Valledupar, Colombia
2
Clínica alta complejidad Valledupar, Colombia
3
Clínica Laura Daniela, Valledupar, Colombia
4
nstituto Cardiovascular del Cesar, Valledupar Colombia
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Patrice Le Pape
5
Département de Parasitologie et Mycologie Médicale, Université de Nantes, Nantes Atlantique Universités, EA1155 – IICiMed, Faculté de Pharmacie, Nantes, France
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Anny L Labiosa
4
nstituto Cardiovascular del Cesar, Valledupar Colombia
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Carlos Alvarez-Moreno
5
Département de Parasitologie et Mycologie Médicale, Université de Nantes, Nantes Atlantique Universités, EA1155 – IICiMed, Faculté de Pharmacie, Nantes, France
6
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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1
Centro de Investigaciones Microbiológicas del Cesar (CIMCE), Valledupar, Colombia
2
Clínica alta complejidad Valledupar, Colombia
3
Clínica Laura Daniela, Valledupar, Colombia
4
nstituto Cardiovascular del Cesar, Valledupar Colombia
5
Département de Parasitologie et Mycologie Médicale, Université de Nantes, Nantes Atlantique Universités, EA1155 – IICiMed, Faculté de Pharmacie, Nantes, France
6
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
7
Clínica Colsanitas, Clínica Universitaria Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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Corresponding author: Jose Y. Rodriguez, M.D., Email: jyrodriguezq@gmail.com
Received 2020 Sep 26.
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See the article "Candidemia in COVID-19 patients: incidence and characteristics in a prospective cohort compared to historical non-COVID-19 controls", ciaa1594.
See letter "Candidaemia in COVID-19, a link to disease pathology or increased clinical pressures?", ciaa1597.