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Deadly, drug-resistant fungus spreading in U.S.
In brief Candida auris infections have surged from 52 cases in 2016 to over 4,500 in 2023, CDC data shows The fungus kills ...
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WHO highlights need for better drugs, diagnostics for deadly fungal infections
The World Health Organization (WHO) this week published two reports spotlighting gaps in adequate medicines and diagnostic ...
This drug-resistant fungus labeled an ‘urgent threat’ by CDC is spreading: Here are the symptoms and how it spreads
Since the first US case of Candida auris was detected in 2016, the number of infections has soared prompting the CDC to label ...
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Fungal infections are rising and we don’t have enough drugs – WHO
More innovative research and development (R&D) is needed to address lack of medicines and diagnostic tools for invasive fungal diseases, the World Health Organization has said.In a statement, Dr ...
CDC warns drug-resistant fungus is an ‘urgent threat’ as infections spread
Candida Auris (also called C. auris) is a deadly fungus killing more than one in three infected patients. First detected in ...
'Drug-resistant' fungal infection once 'rarely detected' now rising in England
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has unveiled alarming details about a "previously rarely detected" fungus, Candidozyma, ...