Emerging infectious diseases
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Emerging Infect. Dis. · Apr 2018
Case Reports Historical ArticleTwo Infants with Presumed Congenital Zika Syndrome, Brownsville, Texas, USA, 2016-2017.
Since 2007, Zika virus has spread through the Pacific Islands and the Americas. Beginning in 2016, women in Brownsville, Texas, USA, were identified as possibly being exposed to Zika virus during pregnancy. ⋯ Despite standard of care testing of mothers and neonates, comparative results were unreliable for mothers and infants, which highlights the need for clinical and epidemiologic evidence for an accurate diagnosis. A high index of suspicion for congenital Zika syndrome for at-risk populations is useful because of current limitations of testing.
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Emerging Infect. Dis. · Apr 2018
Letter Historical ArticleCandida auris Infection Leading to Nosocomial Transmission, Israel, 2017.
A patient transferred from South Africa to Israel acquired a Candida auris infection. Phylogenetic analysis showed resemblance of C. auris to isolates from South Africa but not Israel, suggesting travel-associated infection. C. auris infection occurred weeks later in another patient at the same hospital, suggesting prolonged environmental persistence.