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First US cases of drug-resistant fungal infection
First US cases of drug-resistant fungal infection
Story highlights Candida auris is a sometimes fatal fungal infection that is emerging globallySeven cases occurred between May 2013 and August 2016 in four states(CNN) Thirteen individuals have become ill from a serious and sometimes fatal fungal infection previously unseen in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.The fungus, Candida auris, is known to occur in health care settings such as hospitals and nursing homes.Seven cases occurred between May 2013 and August 2016 in four states: Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and New York.
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CDC: First US cases of drug-resistant fungal infection confirmed
CDC: First US cases of drug-resistant fungal infection confirmed
× CDC: First US cases of drug-resistant fungal infection confirmedThirteen individuals have become ill from a serious and sometimes fatal fungal infection previously unseen in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.The fungus, Candida auris, is known to occur in health care settings such as hospitals and nursing homes.Seven cases occurred between May 2013 and August 2016 in four states: Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and New York.
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First 13 cases of deadly fungal infection emerge in US
First 13 cases of deadly fungal infection emerge in US
Four of the patients diagnosed with the Candida auris infection have died, although the precise causes remain unclear (AFP Photo/Timothy A. Clary)Miami (AFP) - Thirteen cases of a sometimes deadly and often drug-resistant fungal infection, Candida auris, have been reported in the United States for the first time, health officials said Friday.The infection, which often spreads in hospitals and other health care settings, can invade the ear canal, urine and bloodstream.Four of the US patients diagnosed with the infection have died, although the precise causes remain unclear, the CDC said.
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