Candida auris, the 'emerging fungus that presents a serious global health threat,'...
Post-doc researcher Bruna Bonifacio, holds a tray full of Candida Auris, a fungus and emerging pathogen that has proven highly resistant to antifungal drugs, in a microbiology lab run by Dr. Jose L. Lopez-Ribot at UTSA on Thursday, April 18, 2019.Candida auris, the"emerging fungus that presents a serious global health threat," already has been identified in Texas, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Part of what makes C. auris concerning is that it often is resistant to anti-fungal drugs and can cause severe infections with high death rates, the CDC said. C. auris is not considered a threat to healthy people, but can present a risk to those who already are sick and spend time in healthcare facilities, where poor infection control measures and invasive medical equipment, such as IVs and catheters can lead to a rapid spread.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
CDC warns of 'alarming' rise of drug-resistant fungus Candida auris causing deadly outbreaks in hospitalsCases of the drug-resistant fungus Candida auris are now climbing at an 'alarming' rate in health care facilities around the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Monday, after reports of infected patients nearly doubled in 2021.
Read more »
Candida auris fungus spreading in U.S. hospitals - CDCPotentially deadly fungal infections with Candida auris are spreading rapidly in U.S. healthcare facilities, with cases nearly doubling between 2020 and 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Read more »
'Urgent threat': CDC warns against Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus invading health care facilitiesData finds that cases of Candida auris, which is resistant to many antifungal medications, has increased each year with the most rapid rise occurring between 2020 and 2021 as cases totaled to 4,041. CDC warns of spike in cases of a drug-resistant fungus:
Read more »
Deadly fungus Candida auris spread rapidly during the pandemic, CDC saysA deadly fungus that is considered an urgent public health threat by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spread at an “alarming rate” during the pandemic, the CDC said on Monday.
Read more »
Potentially deadly fungus candida auris is spreading at an 'alarming rate,' CDC saysCandida auris was initially limited to NYC and Chicago, but has since been detected in more than half of U.S. states and has become in endemic in some areas.
Read more »
Potentially deadly fungus Candida auris on rise across US hospitals: CDCCases of Candida auris — a fungus that can kill people with weakened immune systems — have skyrocketed in recent years and saw a “dramatic” uptick in 2021, according to a re…
Read more »