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Global warming “heating up” the ICU through Candida auris infections: the climate changes theory

Authors: Giovanni Misseri, Mariachiara Ippolito, Andrea Cortegiani

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2019

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The simultaneous and independent worldwide outbreaks of Candida auris invasive infections seem to be a puzzling paradox [1, 2]. Since its first isolation, C. auris has risen several questions on how it could have appeared, survived, and thrived [1]. Several speculative hypotheses have been proposed. Although misuse of antimicrobials and over-abuse of azoles have been considered the main contributors to C. auris emergence [2, 3], these do not completely justify its spreading. …

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Title: Global warming “heating up” the ICU through Candida auris infections: the climate changes theory
Authors: Giovanni Misseri
Mariachiara Ippolito
Andrea Cortegiani
Publication date: 01-12-2019
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keyword: Climate Change
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-019-2702-4

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