id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-340069-v7yrc0q5 Al Maani, Amal Ongoing Challenges with Healthcare-Associated Candida auris Outbreaks in Oman 2019-10-23 .txt text/plain 4497 239 50 Most isolates had non-susceptible fluconazole (100%) and amphotericin B (33%) minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs), but had low echinocandin and voriconazole MICs. Despite multimodal infection prevention and control measures, new cases continued to appear, challenging all the containment efforts. The first case of candidemia during this outbreak was identified in June Among the infected cohort, 20 (63%) patients had been admitted to the ICU prior to the diagnosis but 11 (34.4%) were in other medical or surgical wards ( Figure 1 ). auris (rapid acquisition and spread within affected facilities, high mortality rates, challenging environmental decontamination, and high levels of antifungal resistance) underscore the importance of rapid containment of the spread of this public health pathogen, including developing rapid and accurate diagnostic tools at the point of care [20, 44] and investing in infection control and antimicrobial stewardship programs. ./cache/cord-340069-v7yrc0q5.txt ./txt/cord-340069-v7yrc0q5.txt