Dangerous fungus spreading in US hospitals has ‘rapidly increased`
A dangerous fungus spreading among U.S. healthcare systems isn’t slowing down, reports claim.
New research has revealed that Candida auris (C. auris) has spread rapidly in hospitals since it was first reported in 2016.
In March 2023, the U.S. Centers for Контролът и профилактиката на болесттите (CDC) оповестяват за повече от 4000 нови клинични случая на C. auris, като го нарекат „ незабавна антимикробна (AR) опасност. “
Гъбичката може да бъде устойчива на голям брой противогъбични медикаменти и може да аргументи „ животозастрашаваща болест. “
c. auris " spreads easily " in healthcare facilities and mostly impacts people who are already sick, the CDC stated on its website.
The CDC has tracked the growth of C. auris since 2016.(iStock)
A new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control on March 17 analyzed clinical cultures of C. auris across the U.S. collected from 2019 to 2023.
The number...
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