A CDC warning and a fungus spreading: Everything we know about the deadly candida auris A drug-resistant form of fungus is currently spreading through US healthcare facilities and causing alarm, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned.
Candida auris or C. auris is a type of yeast that can pose a potentially deadly threat to people with weakened immune systems if it enters the bloodstream and spreads through the body, according to the CDC, with between 30 per cent and 60 per cent of people who get sick in this way dying of their infections. The Independent
See also:
- Candida auris Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Candida auris fungal infections spreading in US at 'alarming' rate, says CDC BBC News
- Interactive map reveals America's Candida auris hotspots The Daily Mail
- Candida auris: Potentially deadly fungus spreading through US at ‘dramatic’ rate Evening Standard
- Candida auris: deadly fungal infections spreading across US at ‘worrisome’ rate The Guardian
- 'Worrisome' deadly fungus spreading through US at alarming rate Sky News
- Rise of deadly fungus spotlights hospital infection-control challenges Washington Post
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