There have been 587 cases reported in the US, according to theCDC, most of them in New York, New Jersey and Illinois. A mysterious and dangerous fungal infection called Candida auris has emerged ...
Other countries have also been seeing an increase in Candida auris cases. Last year, the World Health Organization included it on its list of "fungal priority pathogens".
Candida is a yeast that naturally occurs in the body and only causes problems if it overgrows, which can lead to fungal infections. This article looks at the potential link between Candida and ...
The drug-resistant fungus, Candida auris, was only discovered 10 years ago, but is now one of the world's most feared hospital microbes. There have been outbreaks across the world, and new ...
Their cost may limit their use as initial therapy for patients with fungemia in medical centers or intensive care units with a high rate of triazoleresistant Candida infections. Invasive fungal ...