Genotypic and phenotypic characterisation of a nosocomial outbreak of Candida auris in Spain during 5 years.

Objectives: The investigation of Candida auris outbreaks is needed to provide insights into its population structure and transmission dynamics. We genotypically and phenotypically characterised a C. auris nosocomial outbreak occurred in Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia (CHGUV), Spain.

Safety of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in a cohort of healthcare providers: Differences between naïve and previously infected by SARS-CoV-2.

Introduction: The Spanish Society of Immunology recently warned that a history of past COVID-19 could result in a higher incidence of adverse events (AEs) related to vaccination. We set out to analyze whether there were any differences in AEs between healthcare workers vaccinated for COVID-19 (either after the first or second dose) who had had a prior diagnosis SARS-CoV-2 infection at any time compared to those who had not had COVID-19 before vaccination.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study in a population of healthcare workers.

"The effectiveness of rapid antigen test-based for SARS-CoV-2 detection in nursing homes in Valencia, Spain".

The usefulness of the PANBIO ™ COVID-19 Ag rapid test for SARS-CoV-2 infection detection has not been widely studied, especially in specific population groups such as the elderly who are institutionalized. Rapid diagnostic tests have the potential to benefit testing strategies, as they have short turnaround times, they are cheap, simple to perform and can be used in decentralized testing. The objective of this study is to show the performance of the PANBIO™ COVID-19 Ag Rapid test device conducted at geriatric institutions and to compare results to those obtained from RT-PCR.

Candida auris: report of an outbreak.

Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant yeast that causes serious invasive infections and outbreaks with high mortality. Controlling C. auris is a challenge in which laboratories, clinicians and public health agencies are needed to identify and treat infections and prevent transmission.