cidrap.umn.edu is reporting that “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning US healthcare facilities about the emergence of a multidrug-resistant type of yeast that has caused deadly hospital infections in several countries since 2009 but has yet to appear in US patients.”
“The CDC is recommending that any US healthcare facilities that suspect they have a patient with a C auris infection contact state and local public health authorities and the CDC. The agency also recommends that any suspected patients be placed in single isolation rooms.”
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