Superbugs - Part 2

An Emerging Superbug: Candida Auris

Healthcare facilities in several countries have reported that a type of yeast called Candida auris has been causing severe illness in hospitalized patients. In some patients, this yeast can enter the bloodstream and spread throughout the body, causing serious invasive infections. This yeast often does not respond to commonly used antifungal drugs, making infections difficult to treat. Patients who have been hospitalized in a healthcare facility a long time, have a central venous catheter, or other lines or tubes entering their body, or have previously received antibiotics or antifungal medications, appear to be at highest risk of infection with this yeast. (From cdc.gov)
More information: http://bit.ly/2jjBBZt.

CDC's September update: https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/candidiasis/c-auris-alert-09-17.html


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