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Editorial - Invited

Candida auris infections in China

Han Dua Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8488-6755View further author information
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Jian Binga Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1212-1806View further author information
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Clarissa J. Nobileb Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Merced, CA, USA;c Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California, Merced, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0799-6499View further author information
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Guanghua Huanga Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital and State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 589-591 | Received 29 Nov 2021, Accepted 13 Mar 2022, Published online: 20 Apr 2022

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