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Drug-resistant Candida auris spread ‘worrisome’ say epidemiologists A CDC warning and a fungus spreading: Everything we know about the deadly candida auris Skip to main content
The fungus, a type of yeast called Candida auris, or C. auris, can cause severe illness in people with weakened immune systems. Deadly fungal infection spreading at an alarming rate, CDC says Skip ...
Candida auris cases have skyrocketed in this country since 2019. Some strains are now resistant to common treatments. In 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named Candida auris a ...
Candida auris has attracted increased clinical attention because of its multiple drug resistance. [6] [7] [4]In vitro, more than 90% of C. auris isolates are resistant to fluconazole [8] [9] and a range of 3–73% of C. auris isolates are resistant to voriconazole, [9] [10] while other triazoles (posaconazole, itraconazole, and isavuconazole) display better activity.
Invasive candidiasis is an infection (candidiasis) that can be caused by various species of Candida yeast. Unlike Candida infections of the mouth and throat (oral candidiasis) or vagina (Candidal vulvovaginitis), invasive candidiasis is a serious, progressive, and potentially fatal infection that can affect the blood (), heart, brain, eyes, bones, and other parts of the body.
Antibiotics promote yeast (fungal) infections, including gastrointestinal (GI) Candida overgrowth and penetration of the GI mucosa. [9] While women are more susceptible to genital yeast infections, men can also be infected. Certain factors, such as prolonged antibiotic use, increase the risk for both men and women.
The yeast Candida albicans can live in people without producing symptoms, and is able to cause both superficial mild candidiasis in healthy people, such as oral thrush or vaginal yeast infection, and severe systemic candidiasis in those who cannot fight infection themselves. [3]
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