CDC Issues Warning, After First US Cases of Superbug Fungus, Candida Auris Surface.<br />CDC Issues Warning, After First US Cases of Superbug Fungus, Candida Auris Surface.<br />According to 'Newsweek,' researchers have <br />discovered transmission of a type of drug-resistant <br />fungal infection for the first time in the U.S.<br />Cases have now been reported in <br />both Texas and Washington, D.C.<br />Cases have now been reported in <br />both Texas and Washington, D.C.<br />The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) <br />said that patients had been infected with Candida auris, <br />an emerging fungus that is highly transmissible.<br />The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) <br />said that patients had been infected with Candida auris, <br />an emerging fungus that is highly transmissible.<br />While the fungus has only appeared <br />in the United States recently, <br />infections have now occurred<br />in over 30 countries worldwide.<br />According to the BBC, Candida auris is more likely <br />to affect patients with weakened immune systems <br />than healthy people.<br />According to the BBC, Candida auris is more likely <br />to affect patients with weakened immune systems <br />than healthy people.<br />It often occurs in people who frequently <br />visit hospitals or live in nursing homes.<br />While Candida auris can be fatal, doctors remain unsure if it is more deadly than other species of Candida.<br />About 85% of Candida auris isolates in <br />the U.S. are resistant to the class <br />of antifungal drug called azoles.<br />Approximately 33% are resistant to the antifungal drug amphotericin B, and around 1% are <br />resistant to echinocandins.<br />On July 23, the CDC outlined the U.S. cases in the agency's 'Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.'.<br />On July 23, the CDC outlined the U.S. cases in the agency's 'Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.'.<br />The authors of the report wrote that the cases , "provide the first evidence suggesting that pan- <br />or echinocandin-resistant C. auris strains might <br />have been transmitted in U.S. health care settings.".<br />The authors of the report wrote that the cases , "provide the first evidence suggesting that pan- <br />or echinocandin-resistant C. auris strains might <br />have been transmitted in U.S. health care settings.".<br />They also said: , "Surveillance, public health reporting, and infection control measures are critical to containing further spread."
