Incidental detection of Candida auris in an orthopedic patient at a Danish university level-II trauma center

Authors

  • Misk G F Muhammad Trauma Orthopaedic Research Copenhagen Hvidovre (TORCH), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital – Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
  • Christian Berg Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital – Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
  • Henrik Calum Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital – Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
  • Poul Pedersen Trauma Orthopaedic Research Copenhagen Hvidovre (TORCH), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital – Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
  • Emilia Fusaru Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital – Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
  • Sofie K Høj Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital – Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
  • Helene B Gyrup Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital – Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
  • Mette Pinholt Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital – Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
  • Tazio Maleitzke Trauma Orthopaedic Research Copenhagen Hvidovre (TORCH), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital – Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Berlin; Berlin Institute of Health at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Julius Wolff Institute, Berlin, Germany
  • Mette D Bartels Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital – Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2025.44954

Keywords:

Candida auris, Fungal pathogen, Fungal screening, Infection, Infection control

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2025-12-11

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Muhammad, M. G. F., Berg, C., Calum, H., Pedersen, P., Fusaru, E., Høj, S. K., … Bartels, M. D. (2025). Incidental detection of Candida auris in an orthopedic patient at a Danish university level-II trauma center. Acta Orthopaedica, 96, 893–896. https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2025.44954

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