Candida auris | Candida auris | Fungal Diseases | CDC
WEBCandida auris is an emerging fungus that presents a serious global health threat. Some strains of Candida auris are resistant to all three major classes of antifungal drugs.
CDC: Deadly Candida auris fungus spreading quickly through …
WEBMar 21, 2023 · Shawn Lockhart/AP. The fungus Candida auris is becoming a more dangerous public health care threat, as the number of drug-resistant cases jumped in 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and...
CDC warns of spike in U.S. cases of deadly fungal infection - NBC News
WEBMar 20, 2023 · The CDC addresses the spread of a potentially deadly fungal infection by warning it may be very serious for older people as cases tripled between 2020 and 2021. NBC’s Dr. John Torres explains ...
‘Dramatic’ Rise In Deadly Superbug Fungus Infections In U.S., CDC ...
WEBMar 20, 2023 · A lethal, hard-to-treat fungal infection is spreading across the U.S. and becoming increasingly resistant to the few drugs available to treat it, CDC researchers warned on Monday, part of a...
Candida auris Information for Patients and Family Members
WEBCandida auris ( C. auris) is a type of fungus that can cause serious illness in hospitalized patients. Infections with this fungus can be difficult to treat. C. auris only recently appeared in the United States, and public health officials are researching more about how it is spread.
Cases of superbug fungus Candida auris rose dramatically during ...
WEBMar 21, 2023 · In a CDC paper published by the Annals of Internal Medicine on Monday, March 20, 2023, U.S. cases of the dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have now reported it. (Shawn Lockhart/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP, File) By Mike Stobbe. Published 1:57 PM PDT, March 21, 2023.
Fungus Candida auris infections spreading across US, CDC warns - USA TODAY
WEBMar 21, 2023 · Candida auris is a drug-resistant fungus that can cause outbreaks in health care facilities, according to the CDC. The fungus can infect the bloodstream and even cause death by invading the...
Deadly Fungus Candida Auris Spreading At 'Alarming Rate', CDC …
WEBMar 21, 2023 · Fungus Candida auris spreading in U.S., CDC says. A type of yeast called Candida auris, or C. auris, has spread from just four states reporting cases as of 2016 to more than half the country...
U.S. cases of a deadly fungus nearly doubled in recent years - Science News
WEBMar 20, 2023 · In 2021, the deadly fungus infected 1,471 people, nearly twice the 756 cases from the year before, researchers report March 21 in Annals of Internal Medicine. What’s more, the team found, the...
The potentially deadly Candida auris fungus is spreading quickly …
WEBMar 21, 2023 · Cases of the fungus that did not respond to antifungal medicine tripled in 2021. It can be deadly, but does not seem to have adverse effects on healthy people. Hundreds of cases were reported in Florida in 2022, according to CDC data.
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