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The study aimed to investigate the transmission dynamics and source of a C. albicans outbreak in an NICU.

Epidemiological and genotypic analysis of Candida albicans outbreak in a neonatal ward

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Retrospective study investigates candida outbreak in neonates, revealing transmission from staff to patients.

The study aimed to investigate the transmission dynamics and source of a C. albicans outbreak in an NICU.
Analyzed 10 neonates with candidemia and 23 C. albicans strains, including environmental samples.
Employed whole-genome sequencing to trace outbreak and reconstruct transmission paths.
Conducted multilocus sequence typing to categorize isolates.
70% of neonates had extremely or very low body weight and catheter-related infections.
Majority of isolates belonged to novel sequence types ST3601 (82.6%) and ST3602.
Outbreak isolates formed a distinct cluster with reduced mutation distance, indicating a common source.

Yu et al. (2026) studied this question.

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