U.S. Hospitals Experience Rise in Japanese Fungus

An antibiotic-resistant fungus has been found in healthcare facilities in nine states, affecting 112 people, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

C. auris, also known as Japanese Fungus, has spread across Europe. It has been showing increased resistance to all three major classes of antifungal drugs, can persist on hospital surfaces, and appears to be able to spread between patients. Most U.S. cases are in New York and New Jersey. The CDC estimates that more than 1 in 3 patients with an invasive C. auris infection die, and other countries report mortality rates up to 50 percent.

           
Posted On August 28, 2017
 

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U.S. Hospitals Experience Rise in Japanese Fungus
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