Candida auris

  • Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have warned about an emerging fungus Candida auris in the US, adding that it poses a serious global health threat.
  • Candida auris (C. auris) is a yeast, a family of fungus which contains species pretty helpful to humans in activities such as bread-making and beer-brewing, but it also features species that cause infections in humans.
  • The fungus is considered an urgent antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threat, spreading at an alarming rate in US healthcare facilities.
  • Transmission of this fungus is mainly through contaminated surfaces in hospitals.
  • It can cause many different ....
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