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    Mar 22, 2023, 06:40 AM
    The fungus among us
    The fungus Candida auris, or C. auris is often resistant to anti-fungal drugs, making it hard to treat infections. It can also be hard to identify with standard lab tests, making it even more difficult to treat properly and early.


    An epidemic of cases from the fungus has grown since 2020 to include 28 US states ,with more than 10,000 cases reported.
    Normally healthy people are not at high risk . But this tends to spread in hospitals and other care facilities .

    The CDC says cases are spreading at an "alarming rate ".

    Increasing Threat of Spread of Antimicrobial-resistant Fungus in Healthcare Facilities | CDC Online Newsroom | CDC

    In the U.S. between 2019 and 2021 10,683 cases were recorded. 3,270 of the cases were clinical infections, meaning the patient showed symptoms before being tested, and 7,413 cases were detected during routine screening. People carrying the fungus can still spread the pathogen, and they may develop symptoms of illness later on.

    The number of cases in the US and world wide began to rapidly increase at the same time as the covid pandemic

    Worsening Spread of Candida auris in the United States, 2019 to 2021 | Annals of Internal Medicine (acpjournals.org)


    Dr Meghan Lyman of the CDC said 'Gaps in case detection and infection control existed before the COVID-19 pandemic, but pandemic-related strain on the health care and public health systems likely contributed to [increased] transmission'.

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