Risk Factors and Outcomes for Invasive Infection Among Patients Colonized with Candidozyma auris: A Case–Control Study
Approximately one in eight colonized patients developed <i>C. auris</i> infection. Recent abdominal surgery independently predicted progression, while infection was associated with higher mortality and prolonged hospitalization, underscoring the need for targeted prevention in high-risk patients.
Authors
- Haytham Wali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6279-3809)
- Shuroug A. Alowais (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3266-5774)
- Yazed Saleh Alsowaida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0450-9846)
- Mohammad Bosaeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2971-5141)
- Meshari Almutairi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7028-1325)
- Thamer A. Almangour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1508-8693)
- Rema Aldugiem
- Yara Alsaeed
- Khalid Bin Saleh
Institutions
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
- King Abdulaziz Medical City (SA)
- University of Ha'il (SA)
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (SA)
- National Guard Health Affairs (SA)
- King Faisal University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antibiotics
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14121206
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79