Genomic Characterizations of Clade III Lineage of Candida auris, California, USA

Abstract

Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant yeast. We describe an ongoing C. auris outbreak that began in October 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA. We used genomic analysis to determine that isolates from 5 of 6 patients belonged to clade III; 4 isolates were closely related.

Keywords

• yeast
• fungal infections
• Candida auris
• Los Angeles
• California
• clade III