CDC warns emerging fungus can cause severe, deadly infections in hospitals, nursing homes

📆 4/4/2023 8:30 PM
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U.S. health officials are warning hospitals about an emerging and potentially deadly fungus, known as Candida auris, or C. auris, that is spreading in health care settings like ICU's and nursing homes, infection patients who are already battling severe health problems.

, a type of fungus can cause severe, potentially life-threatening infections in people hospitalized with compromised immune systems.

And, he says, it is hard to stop the fungus once it gets into a hospital setting, such as an ICU or nursing care facility. Last year, the US reported 2,377 clinical C. auris cases, based on lab-confirmed cultures, and 5,744 screening cases.

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