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Abstract

The number of cases of infection or carriage and of countries reporting cases and outbreaks increased in the European Union and European Economic Area during 2020 and 2021. Eight countries reported 335 such cases in 2020 and 13 countries 655 cases in 2021. Five countries experienced outbreaks while one country reported regional endemicity. These findings highlight the need for adequate laboratory capacity and surveillance for early detection of and rapid implementation of control measures.

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Increasing number of cases and outbreaks caused by Candida auris in the EU/EEA, 2020 to 2021
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Anke+Kohlenberg&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kohlenberg Anke</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dominique+L+Monnet&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Monnet Dominique L</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Diamantis+Plachouras&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Plachouras Diamantis</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Candida+auris+survey+collaborative+group&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Candida auris survey collaborative group</a></span>. Increasing number of cases and outbreaks caused by Candida auris in the EU/EEA, 2020 to 2021. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2022;27(46):pii=2200846. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.46.2200846" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.46.2200846</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 28 Oct 2022;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 14 Nov 2022 </span> </p>
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