According to the MMWR report, with first author Snigdha Vallabhaneni, MD, of the CDC's Mycotic Diseases Branch,C auris-related blood infections and other infections have been identified in several countries, including Colombia, India, Israel, Kenya, Kuwait, Pakistan, South Africa, South Korea, V...
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...
2017. Investigation of the first seven reported cases of Candida auris, a globally emerging invasive, multidrug-resistant fungus-United States, May 2013-August 2016. Am J Transplant 17: 296 -299. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.14121.Vallabhaneni, S. et al. Investigation of the first seven ...
For the first time ever, researchers have reported cases of people carrying or infected with strains of the dangerous fungus Candida auris that were resistant to all major classes of antifungal drugs before any treatment, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. The agency a...
"With all this spread that we've been seeing across the country, we're really encouraging health departments and facilities to be more proactive instead of reactive to identifying Candida auris in general. Because we've found that controlling the situation and containing spread is re...
Thirteen cases of a sometimes deadly and often drug-resistant fungal infection, Candida auris, have been reported in the United States for the first time, health officials said Friday. The infection, which often spreads in hospitals and other health care settings, can invade the ear canal, urine...
First Three Reported Cases of Nosocomial Fungemia Caused by Candida auris Candida auris is a newly described species whose clinical significance is not clear. Here, we describe the first three cases of nosocomial fungemia caused ... WG Lee,JH Shin,Y Uh,... - 《Journal of Clinical Microbiology...
Part of the problem comes from misuse and overuse of antifungals, he said. "This is a growing problem not just with tinea but with other fungi as well including Candida auris," Siegel said. A second expert, Dr. Raman Madan, a dermatologist at Northwell Health in Huntington, N.Y., said...
International Journal of Infectious Diseases Ijid Official Publication of the International Society for Infectious DiseasesParra-Giraldo CM, Valderrama SL, Cortes-Fraile G, Garzon JR, Ariza BE, Morio F, et al. First report of sporadic cases of Candida auris in Colombia. Int J Infect Dis. 2018;...
Candida auris is an emerging fungus that represents a serious health threat globally. In Italy, the first case was detected in July 2019. Then, one case was reported to the Ministry of Health (MoH) on January 2020. Nine months later, a huge number of cases were reported in ...