Clinical cases of Candida auris, an emerging fungus considered an urgent threat, rose sharply in 2021. Date: March 20, 2023 Source: CNN Health Author: Janelle Chavez Excerpt: "The CDC has called Candida auris an [...]
Three chronically ill patients in New York were identified as having pan-resistant C. auris after receipt of antifungal medications. No transmission of the pan-resistant isolates was found in patient contacts or the facility environments. [...]
The rise of Candida Auris embodies a serious and growing public health threat: drug-resistant germs. Date: April 6, 2019 Source: The New York Times Author: Matt Richtel and Andrew Jacobs Excerpt: "The man at Mount Sinai [...]
Scientists are warning that levels of resistance to treatments for fungal infections are growing, which could lead to more outbreaks of disease. Date: 18 May 2018 Source: BBC Health Excerpt: "Fungal infections had some of [...]
But few Candida auris cases so far in U.S. Date: Oct 5, 2017 Source: MedPage Today Author: Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Excerpt: A pathogenic fungus that only recently attracted the attention of researchers has multidrug-resistant (MDR) [...]
Because some of the infections are resistant to drugs, health officials in the United States are closely monitoring an emerging fungus called Candida auris (or C. auris). This fungus can lead to severe, even [...]
"At least 20 NHS Trust hospitals have been hit by a drug-resistant fungus, Candida auris. So far, 200 people have been contaminated or infected with the fungus, which can cause potentially deadly complications" reports [...]
Forbes reports on a disturbing increase in the number of C. auris infections, resistant to antifungal antibiotics, like fluconazole (Pfizer's Diflucan) Story by Forbes Candida Auris: A New Fungal Superbug Emerging As A Global [...]
"Fungicides used in agriculture may be impacting the effectiveness of some medicines" By Danny Lewis smithsonian.com August 31, 2016 12:54PM There is growing evidence that deadly fungal infections are also gaining strong resistance to [...]
