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Case report shows high mortality rate in patients with delayed diagnosis of Candida auris infections, highlighting urgent need for timely identification.
Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungus that causes a wide range of symptoms. We report finding 17 cases of C. auris infection that were originally misclassified but correctly identified 27.5 days later on average. Patients with a delayed diagnosis of C. auris had a 30-day mortality rate of 35.2%.
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