Introduction Candida auris is an emerging fungal pathogen that has become a world-wide public health threat. Candida auris is notable for its resistance to antifungal therapy, its transmissibility, its high mortality rate as well as its ability to colonize patients, healthcare personnel and healthcare environments [1]. C. auris strains are typically resistant to fluconazole and approximately half of C. auris strains are resistant to two or more anti-fungal drugs [2]. C.