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== Background ==

=== Microbiology ===

* Species of yeast within the genus [[Genus::Candida]] that is notable for its high risk of multidrug resistance
* Separated into four geographic clades: South Asian, South African, South America, and East Asian
* Related to [[Candida haemulonii]]

=== Epidemiology ===

* First reported in Japan in 2009, now found worldwide
* Associated with nosocomial outbreaks particularly in ICU

== Clinical Manifestations ==

* Similar to any other species of [[Candida]]
* Most importantly, it is a cause of fungemia in patients admitted to ICU

== Diagnosis ==

* Earlier automated systems could misidentify it as: [[Candida famata]], [[Candida haemolunii]], [[Rhodotorula glutinis]], [[Candida sake]], [[Candida catenulate]], [[Candida lusitaniae]], [[Candida guilliermondii]], [[Candida parapsilosis]], [[Candida albicans]], [[Candida tropicalis]], and in one MALDI-TOF [[Neisseria meningitidis]] or [[Pseudomonas rhizosphaerae]]

== Management ==

* First-line treatment is with echinocandins, though resistance is growing
* Common but not universally resistant to [[fluconazole]], and reduced susceptibility to other azoles, including [[voriconazole]], [[itraconazole]], [[isavuconazole]]
* Variable susceptibility to [[amphotericin B]]

[[Category:Yeasts]]
[[Category:Multidrug resistance organisms]]

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