‘Superbug’ Fungus Spreading Rapidly, CDC Is Worried
Last June, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned health clinics about the emergence of a new multidrug-resistant yeast strain called Candida auris. Just a few months later, the first seven cases of C. auris infection in the US were reported. Now it’s clear that the fungus has started a march through US hospitals, and healthcare officials are … Continue reading
A Deadly, Drug-Resistant Fungus has Arrived in the US for the First Time
It’s a kind of yeast that drifts through hospitals, taking root in open wounds, and blood, and the nooks and crannies of people’s ears. It can weather all three major drugs doctors use to kill fungus. It’s almost impossible to distinguish from its less deadly cousins. And now, according to a CDC report, it’s arrived in the United States. Doctors … Continue reading
