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Tue, March 21, 2023
Candida auris presents no harm to healthy people, but those with weakened immunity or dependent on medical devices face severe illness or death.
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Majority of cases tested showed resistance to antifungal treatment. The CDC has labeled it a serious threat because many patients in hospitals.
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Nursing homes are even unable to fight it. It's hard to treat with medicine.
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Dr. Meghan Lyman, a CDC expert, said that 1/3 of patients with Candida auris infections die, but it's hard to know how much the fungus caused the problem in weak patients.
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Annals of Internal Medicine data reveals Candida auris surfaced in US in 2016, with cases rapidly rising from 2020 to 2021.
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The increase in cases resistant to echinocandins - the recommended antifungal medication for Candida auris - is another cause for concern.
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Poor infection prevention in healthcare facilities and improved screening efforts are attributed by the CDC as the reasons for the rise in Candida auris cases.
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The strain on healthcare and public health systems during the Covid-19 pandemic may have also contributed to the worsening of the Candida auris outbreak.
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Dr. Lyman emphasizes need for faster diagnostic tests, expanded lab capacity, surveillance, and adherence to proven infection control, CBS News reports.
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