Drug-resistant super fungus also found in Singapore

Professor Paul Tambyah of the Department of Medicine, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, said the fungus is not a danger to the general population.

Prof Tambyah, who is also senior consultant at the division of infectious diseases at National University Hospital, said:"This is the first major multi-resistant fungal pathogen to spread so extensively, but we have a lot of experience with multi-resistant bacteria. The fungus is so invasive that even after a patient died in a US hospital, the germ lived on and infected the entire room, The New York Times reported.

He said:"This is just one superbug and won't be the last. We treat each one with the same respect and care, and maintain standards for prevention and surveillance."

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