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Abstract

Between January 2018 and May 2019, 349 cases of were reported in the European Union/European Economic Area*, 257 (73.6%) colonisations, 84 (24.1%) bloodstream infections, seven (2.0%) other infections and one case of unknown infection/colonisation status (0.3%). Most cases (97.1%, n = 339) were reported from Spain or the United Kingdom, but also for the first time in Greece, the Netherlands and Poland. Laboratory capacity and preparedness has improved since January 2018.

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Candida auris: epidemiological situation, laboratory capacity and preparedness in the European Union and European Economic Area*, January 2018 to May 2019
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Diamantis+Plachouras&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Plachouras Diamantis</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Felix+L%C3%B6tsch&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lötsch Felix</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anke+Kohlenberg&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kohlenberg Anke</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dominique+L+Monnet&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Monnet Dominique L</a>, <a href="/search?value1=the+Candida+auris+survey+collaborative+group&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">the Candida auris survey collaborative group</a></span>. Candida auris: epidemiological situation, laboratory capacity and preparedness in the European Union and European Economic Area*, January 2018 to May 2019. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(12):pii=2000240. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.12.2000240" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.12.2000240</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 04 Mar 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 10 Mar 2020 </span> </p>
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