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
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 ...
Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant yeast that has been re- sponsible for invasive infections associated with high morbidity and mortality. C. au- ris strains often demonstrate high fluconazole and amphotericin B MIC values, and some strains are resistant to all three major antifungal ...
A deadly, drug-resistant fungus has arrived in the USRafi Letzter