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Persistence of an epidemic cluster of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa in multiple geographic regions in China and the emergence of a 5-flucytosine resistant clone

Jing-Jing Huanga Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;b Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;c Beijing Key Laboratory for Mechanisms Research and Precision Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xin-Fei Chena Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;b Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;c Beijing Key Laboratory for Mechanisms Research and Precision Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Clement K.M. Tsuid Department of Pathology, Sidra Medicine, Education City, Al Rayyan Municipality, Qatar;e Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar;f Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaView further author information
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Chong-Jie Pangg Department of Infection Diseases, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Zhi-Dong Huh Department of Clinical Laboratories, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yi Shii Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Wei-Ping Wangj Department of Clinical Laboratory, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Lan-Ying Cuik Department of Laboratory Diagnosis, the first Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yu-Ling Xiaol Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jie Gongm State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xin Fann Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine and Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Ying-Xing Lic Beijing Key Laboratory for Mechanisms Research and Precision Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;o Department of Medical Research Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Ge Zhanga Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;c Beijing Key Laboratory for Mechanisms Research and Precision Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Meng Xiaoa Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;c Beijing Key Laboratory for Mechanisms Research and Precision Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ying-Chun Xua Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;c Beijing Key Laboratory for Mechanisms Research and Precision Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1079-1089 | Received 07 Jan 2022, Accepted 24 Mar 2022, Published online: 13 Apr 2022

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