Candida auris Sternal Osteomyelitis in a Man from Kenya Visiting Australia, 2015

Abstract

In Australia in 2015, Candida auris sternal osteomyelitis was diagnosed in a 65-year-old man with a history of intensive care treatment in Kenya in 2012 and without a history of cardiac surgery. The isolate was South Africa clade III. Clinicians should note that C. auris can cause low-grade disease years after colonization.

Keywords

• Candida auris
• sternal osteomyelitis
• whole genome sequencing
• ERG11 gene
• Kenya
• Australia