*It’s always something. Now there’s a drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus to worry about. It’s spreading fast in US healthcare facilities, according to a new study. Clinical cases of Candida auris, or C. auris, nearly doubled in 2021.
There was also a tripling of the number of cases resistant to echinocandins, the first-line treatment for Candida auris infections, according to data from the CDC. The study found that clinical cases increased each year, skyrocketing from 53 in 2016 to 1,471 in 2021.
Candida auris cases were initially confined to the New York City and Chicago areas, but they’ve now spread to over half of US states. Last year, the World Health Organization released a list of “fungal priority pathogens” that included Candida auris.
At least 12 people have become infected with C. auris in Mississippi since November, including four “potentially associated deaths,” according to Tammy Yates, a spokesperson for Mississippi State Department of Health
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