Deadly Fungus Already In 28 States
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A fungus that poses “an urgent antimicrobial resistance threat” has been detected in more than half of U.S. states.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Candida auris, or C. auris, is resistant to anti-fungal drugs, making it hard to treat infections.
It can also be hard to identify with standard lab tests. The fungus was first detected in the United States in 2016, but spread at an alarming rate” between 2020 and 2021 and has continued to spread in 2022.
While it usually isn’t a significant threat to healthy people, Candida auris outbreaks are a big threat in health care settings, and can cause severe, deadly infections.
