A dangerous fungus that spreads among us Health systems He doesn’t slow down, reports say.
New research He discovered that Candida Auris (C. Auris) has expanded quickly in hospitals since she was first reported in 2016.
In March 2023, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported more than 4,000 new clinical cases of C. Auris, which he called “an emergency antimicrobial (AR) threat.”
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The fungus can be resistant to more antifungal drugs and can cause “life -threatening disease”.
C. Auris “It spreads easily“In healthcare facilities and mainly affects people who are already sick, cdc cited his website on his website.
CDC has followed C. Auris growth since 2016. (East)
A new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control on March 17th analyzed the clinical culture of C. Auris around the USA collected from 2019 to 2023.
The number of clinical cultures increased by 580% compared to 2019 to 2020, by 251% in 2021, by 46% in 2022, and for 7% in 2023.
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“The quantities of clinical cultures with C. Auris have increased quickly, followed by expanding in the sources of infection,” researchers concluded, primarily from the University of Miami.
Joanna Wagner with the Georgia State Public Health Department divided by the local Branch of ABC News Wjcl that Georgia, one of the affected countries, has discovered more than 1300 cases since the end of February.
“Many of the disinfectant agents that are registered and historically using the EPA and historically use the hospitals medical institutions They are not effective against C. Auris, “Wagner said.
C. Auris is life -threatening ill individuals, but not a threat to healthy people, experts say. (East)
Dr. Marc Siegel, Senior Medical Analyst Fox News Clinical Professor of Medicine in Nyu Langone, C. Auris said “in the emergence of a problem of great concern,” Fox News Digital told Fox News.
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“Is resistant to multiple Antifungal drugsAnd he tends to expand in hospital environments, including equipment used on immunocompromised and semi-immaculated patients, such as a fan and catheter, “he said.
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“Unfortunately, symptoms like fever, chills and pain can be ubiquitous and can be wrong for Other infections. “
“Main Research” is ongoing to develop new treatments, Siegel states.
C. Auris can cause symptoms such as fever, chills and pain, which can imitate other infections, the doctor said. (East)
“This is part of a much bigger problem of new resistance to antibiotics in the USA worldwide,” the doctor warned.
“At the same time, sterilization measures and disinfection in hospitals can be of great help.”
“This is part of a much bigger problem with antibiotics resistance in the USA worldwide.”
Georgia health institutions are reportedly used by American environmental cleaners, certified to clean the mushroom attacks.
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Although C. Auris can cause severe infections with high death rates in sick individuals, this is not “threat Healthy people“According to the CDC.
Fox News Digital addressed the general author of the study and the Georgia Public Health Department for comment.
