The Spread of Drug-Resistant Fungal Infection in the US.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified Candida auris as an "urgent" threat as it spreads rapidly through U.S. hospitals, tripling in just three years. The fungus is spreading "at an alarming rate," the CDC says, but how exactly is it spreading? This fungus likely originated in a health care setting, explained Melissa Nolan, an assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of South Carolina. Candida auris is especially good at developing on surfaces and is resistant to anti-fungal drugs, making it hard to treat. The ones who are most likely to be infected with Candida auris – people with extended stays in the hospital – are likely already immunocompromised, so their systems may not be strong enough to fight off the infection.
