Integrated genomic, epidemiologic investigation of Candida auris skin colonization in a skilled nursing facility

Murine model of colonization with fungal pathogen Candida auris to explore skin tropism, host risk factors and therapeutic strategies

(2021) Xin Huang et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Candida auris Outbreak in a COVID-19 Specialty Care Unit — Florida, July–August 2020

(2021) Christopher Prestel et al.   MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT

Candida auris Isolates Resistant to Three Classes of Antifungal Medications — New York, 2019

(2020) Belinda Ostrowsky et al.   MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT

Candida auris Forms High-Burden Biofilms in Skin Niche Conditions and on Porcine Skin

(2020) Mark V. Horton et al.   mSphere

Tracing the Evolutionary History and Global Expansion of Candida auris Using Population Genomic Analyses

(2020) Nancy A. Chow et al.   mBio

Detecting carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) carriage: Which body site should be cultured?

(2020) Amir Nutman et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Factors associated with Candida auris colonization and transmission in skilled nursing facilities with ventilator units, New York, 2016–2018

(2020) John Rossow et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

A spatial gradient of bacterial diversity in the human oral cavity shaped by salivary flow

(2018) Diana M. Proctor et al.   Nature Communications

Fast and accurate de novo genome assembly from long uncorrected reads

(2017) Robert Vaser et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Canu: scalable and accurate long-read assembly via adaptivek-mer weighting and repeat separation

(2017) Sergey Koren et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Survival, Persistence, and Isolation of the Emerging Multidrug-Resistant Pathogenic Yeast Candida auris on a Plastic Health Care Surface

(2017) Rory M. Welsh et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Controlling a possible outbreak of Candida auris infection: lessons learnt from multiple interventions

(2017) M. Biswal et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Yeasticidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics against Candida auris

(2017) G. Moore et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Notes from the Field: Ongoing Transmission of Candida auris in Health Care Facilities — United States, June 2016–May 2017

(2017) Sharon Tsay et al.   MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT

Investigation of the First Seven Reported Cases ofCandida auris,a Globally Emerging Invasive, Multidrug-Resistant Fungus-United States, May 2013-August 2016

(2016) S. Vallabhaneni et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION

Simultaneous Emergence of Multidrug-ResistantCandida aurison 3 Continents Confirmed by Whole-Genome Sequencing and Epidemiological Analyses

(2016) Shawn R. Lockhart et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Policies for Controlling Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in US Healthcare Facilities Reporting to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2014

(2016) Lindsey M. Weiner et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Chlorhexidine Only Works If Applied Correctly: Use of a Simple Colorimetric Assay to Provide Monitoring and Feedback on Effectiveness of Chlorhexidine Application

(2015) Laura Supple et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Malasseziaspecies in healthy skin and in dermatological conditions

(2015) Asja Prohic et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

Temporal and spatial variation of the human microbiota during pregnancy

(2015) Daniel B. DiGiulio et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Biogeography and individuality shape function in the human skin metagenome

(2014) Julia Oh et al.   NATURE

Pilon: An Integrated Tool for Comprehensive Microbial Variant Detection and Genome Assembly Improvement

(2014) Bruce J. Walker et al.   PLoS One

An improved dual-indexing approach for multiplexed 16S rRNA gene sequencing on the Illumina MiSeq platform

(2014) Douglas W Fadrosh et al.   Microbiome

Topographic diversity of fungal and bacterial communities in human skin

(2013) Keisha Findley et al.   NATURE

Relationship between Chlorhexidine Gluconate Skin Concentration and Microbial Density on the Skin of Critically Ill Patients Bathed Daily with Chlorhexidine Gluconate

(2012) Kyle J. Popovich et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Anatomic Sites of Patent Colonization and Environmental Contamination with Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase—Producing Enterobacteriaceae at Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals

(2012) Caroline J. Thurlow et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Fast gapped-read alignment with Bowtie 2

(2012) Ben Langmead et al.   NATURE METHODS

Tracking a Hospital Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae with Whole-Genome Sequencing

(2012) E. S. Snitkin et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Squalene and Cholesterol in Dust from Danish Homes and Daycare Centers

(2011) Charles J. Weschler et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sequencing and Analysis of Fungal rRNA Operons for Development of Broad-Range Fungal PCR Assays

(2009) P. D. Khot et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Pitfalls in efficacy testing – how important is the validation of neutralization of chlorhexidine digluconate?

(2009) Mirja Reichel et al.   Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

What is left to justify the use of chlorhexidine in hand hygiene?

(2008) Günter Kampf   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Preoperative Shower Revisited: Can High Topical Antiseptic Levels Be Achieved on the Skin Surface Before Surgical Admission?

(2008) Charles E. Edmiston et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS