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 [...]
Whole-genome sequencing revealed the spread of MRSA strains among patients, health care workers and the environment, including within — and even between — ICUs, according to findings in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Date: June 15, [...]
In their desperation, doctors and patients have been using an array of antimicrobial products in a manner that will lead to more harm than good. Date: April 1, 2020 Source: The Globe and Mail [...]
Three patients with Candida auris resistant to all three classes of antifungals commonly prescribed for the illness have been identified through active and ongoing surveillance in New York, according to findings published in MMWR. [...]
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. [...]
A series of breakthroughs in our understanding of the links between infections and cancer in the past 60 years has been accompanied by increasing prospects for cancer prevention. Date: December 17, 2019 Source: The [...]
2.2 million new cases worldwide Date: January 6, 2020 Source: Healio.com Infectious Disease News Author: de Martel C, et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Excerpt: "In 2018, infections were the cause of 13% of [...]
Understanding how ABR evolves and spreads is key to improving antibiotic treatment strategies. Date: Sep 13, 2109 Source: Science Author: R. Craig MacLean, Alvaro San Millan Excerpt: "Two main approaches have been used to [...]
Pathogenic yeast's mechanisms of transmission may be via skin. Date: June 23, 2019 Source: Healio Infectious Disease News Excerpt: "Patients colonized with Candida auris carry a high burden of the emerging and often multidrug-resistant [...]
Drug-resistant diseases cause at least 700,000 deaths globally a year, including 230,000 deaths from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, according to the report, which was published Monday. In the absence of concerted global action, the authors estimate that [...]
