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. 2020 Nov 12;23:e01007. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01007

Table 1.

Candida auris infection/colonization patients details.

Case/No Age Sex Site of infection/ or site of Candida isolation Type of infection Pre or co-infection Co-morbidity Treatment provided Outcome
1 78 years Male Tracheal aspirate and urine Lower respiratory tract infection Corona virus 229 E PCR positive from nasal swab Interstitial lung disease Anidulafungin Died of hypoxic respiratory failure
2 79 years Male Nose and decubitus ulcer Skin soft tissue infection Pseudomonas MDR and Morganella morganii from decubitus ulcer Diabetes mellitus, sacral bed sores Flucytosine Died of bacterial/fungal sepsis
3 71 years Male Nose, throat, tracheal aspirate, and decubitus ulcer Candidemia Pseudomonas aeruginosa MDR and ESBL Klebsiella pneumoniae from sputum Diabetes mellitus, sacral bed sores Anidulafungin and posaconazole Cured
4 90 years Male urine, throat and nose Urinary tract infection Klebsiella pneumoniae and carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from sputum, Pseudomonas aeruginosa MDR from a bedsore Cerebrovascular accident, dementia Anidulafungin Cured
5 65 years Male Throat, sputum, groin and urine Urinary tract infection Pseudomonas aeruginosa multidrug resistant Motor neuron disease, hospital-acquired pneumonia Anidulafungin Died of bacterial pneumonia
6 29 years Male Groin Colonization ESBL Klebsiella Acute liver failure secondary to hepatitis C, acute kidney injury, critical care polyneuropathy Terbinafine spray Discharged home
7 86 years Male Axilla, urine Colonization Pseudomonas aeruginosa COPD, vascular dementia, bedbound on tracheostomy to Terbinafine spray, nystatin application Died due to aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic respiratory failure
8 80 years Female Nose, tracheostomy site Colonization ESBL Klebsiella Chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, on tracheostomy Terbinafine spray, nystatin application Transfer to geriatric ward
9 62 years Female Axilla Colonization Pseudomonas multi drug-resistant Chronic kidney disease, necrotizing fasciitis Terbinafine spray, nystatin application Died due to bacterial sepsis
10 91 years Female Groin area Colonization None COPD, hypertension Terbinafine spray, nystatin application Discharged home
11 23 years Male Nose, axilla Colonization Escherichia coli Hypoxic brain injury, recurrent urinary tract infection Terbinafine spray, nystatin application Transfer to long-term unit
12 75 years Male Nose, groin Colonization Pseudomonas aeruginosa Diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, recurrent pneumonia Terbinafine spray, nystatin application Discharged home
13 85 years Male urine Colonization Pseudomonas aeruginosa Parkinson’s disease, cerebrovascular accident Terbinafine spray, nystatin application Transfer to geriatric unit

PCR: polymerase chain reaction, MRD: multi-drug resiatant, ESBL: extended spectrum beta lactamase, COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.