We are grateful to the microbiology laboratory and infection prevention and control staff at participating hospitals for their contributions. We also thank the DNA Core Facility at the National Microbiology Laboratory for support with whole genome sequencing. All authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
Other members of the CNISP C. auris interest group include Ghada Al-Rawahi, British Columbia Children’s Hospital, BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC; Elizabeth Brodkin, Fraser Health Authority, Vancouver, BC; Marthe Charles, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC; Jeannette Comeau, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS; Ian Davis, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS; Johan Delport, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montreal, QC; Tanis C. Dingle, Alberta Public Laboratories, Edmonton, AB; Philippe Dufresne, Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC; Chelsey Ellis, The Moncton Hospital, Moncton, NB; Joanne Embree, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB; Charles Frenette, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC; George Golding, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB; Linda M. Hoang, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, BC; Susy Hota, University Health Network, Toronto, ON; Kevin C. Katz, North York General Hospital, Toronto, ON; Pamela Kibsey, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC; Julianne V. Kus, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON; Joanne M. Langley, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS; Bonita E. Lee, Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton, AB; Marie-Astrid Lefebvre, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, QC; Yves Longtin, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC; Kathy Malejczyk, Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, Regina, SK; Shazia Masud, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; Dominik Mertz, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON; Michael R. Mulvey, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB; Susan Poutanen, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON; Dale Purych, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC; Rajni Rantelidis, William Osler Health System, Brampton, ON; David Richardson, William Osler Health System, Brampton, ON; Ilan S. Schwartz, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB; Stephanie Smith, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB; Maxime-Antoine Tremblay, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC; Titus Wong, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC; and Deborah Yamamura, Hamilton General Hospital, ON.
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.