In 2022, the CDC included Candida auris among the roster of drug-resistant infections that had grown at a worrying rate in COVID-19's wake. Other countries have also reported new or accelerating Candida auris infections in recent years. While it is tricky to measure the exact impact the ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning about Candida auris, a fungus that can lead to drug-resistant infections and even death, in some cases. Capt. Arjun Srinivasan, deputy director of program improvement for the CDC's division o
(FOX 2) - A potentially deadly fungal infection is on the rise, sparking a warning from the CDC as the infection appears to be resistant to most drugs. The deadly infection Candida auris is prompting a warning from the CDC about the potentially deadly fungus. Section Head of Infec...
CDC Updates Guidance as SAN DIEGO — The number of cases ofCandida aurisis on the rise in American healthcare facilities, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is asking laboratories to determine the species when a result forCandidais positive andC. aurisis suspected. C. a...
Candida auris presents a unique challenge to practitioners and infection control teams worldwide because of its virulence, alarming resistance profile, environmental fitness, and risk of nosocomial transmission. We describe 2 cases of Candida auris infection managed with the CDC recommendations with no ...
2. Sudden simultaneous emergence of Candida auris infections in separate global regions Candida species are well-known yeasts that can cause a variety of cutaneous and invasive infections; however, they had never been considered a serious global health threat until the recent emergence of Candida auri...
Candida auris presents a unique challenge to practitioners and infection control teams worldwide because of its virulence, alarming resistance profile, environmental fitness, and risk of nosocomial transmission. We describe two cases of Candida auris infection managed with the CDC recommendations with no ...
haemulonii species complex studied herein based on both CLSI and CDC breakpoints. Since document CLSI M27S3 is not recent, we also compared our results with the tentative breakpoints suggested by CDC for C. auris, which is a close phylogenetic species. In this sense, differences in the ...
A deadly, drug-resistant fungus has arrived in the USRafi Letzter