Scientific article
French

Candidozyma auris : pathogène fongique émergent au potentiel épidémique

Other titleCandidozyma auris : an emerging fungal pathogen with epidemic potential
Published inRevue médicale suisse, vol. 22, no. 957, p. 646-650
Publication date2026-04-08
Abstract

Candidozyma auris, formerly Candida auris, is an emerging yeast that is now recognized as a major healthcare-associated pathogen worldwide. Its near-simultaneous emergence across multiple continents over the past decade, its high capacity to colonize skin, its prolonged environmental persistence, and its multidrug resistance to antifungal agents underscore its clinical and epidemiological significance. In Switzerland, the first case was documented in 2017. Since then, imported cases have been reported sporadically each year, almost exclusively among patients who were previously hospitalized in regions with high endemicity. This article presents the current epidemiological data and key issues related to infection prevention and control, and highlights the importance of implementing national recommendations.

Keywords
  • Humans
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Switzerland / epidemiology
  • Mycoses / epidemiology
  • Mycoses / microbiology
  • Mycoses / prevention & control
  • Mycoses / drug therapy
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / microbiology
  • Candida auris / isolation & purification
  • Candida auris / drug effects
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Fungal
  • Epidemics
Citation (ISO format)
MONSALVE, Lia et al. Candidozyma auris : pathogène fongique émergent au potentiel épidémique. In: Revue médicale suisse, 2026, vol. 22, n° 957, p. 646–650. doi: 10.53738/REVMED.2026.22.957.48491
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Journal ISSN1660-9379
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