A dangerous fungus that spreads among us Healthcare systems Does not trust, claims reports.
New research has revealed that Candida Auris (C. Auris) quickly spread in hospitals since it was first reported in 2016.
In March 2023, the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported more than 4,000 new clinical cases of C. Auris, which called it an “urgent antimicrobial (AR) threat”.
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The fungus can be resistant to multiple antifungal agents and can cause ‘life -threatening disease’.
C. OOR “Spreads easily“In healthcare institutions and usually influence people who are already sick, mention the CDC on its website.
Since 2016, the CDC has followed the growth of C. Auris. (Istock)
A new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control On March 17, clinical cultures of C. Auris analyzed in the US collected from 2019 to 2023.
The number of clinical cultures increased by 580% from 2019 to 2020, by 251% in 2021, by 46% in 2022 and by 7% in 2023.
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“The quantities of clinical cultures with C. Auris have rapidly increased, accompanied by an extension in the sources of infection,” the researchers concluded, mainly from the University of Miami.
Joanna Wagner at the Georgia Department of Public Health shared with the local ABC News branch WJCL that Georgia, one of the affected states, discovered more than 1,300 cases from the end of February.
“Many of the disinfectants that have been registered and historically used by hospitals and medical Are not effective against C. Auris, “said Wagner.
C. Auris is life -threatening for sick individuals, but according to experts not a threat to healthy people. (Istock)
Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News Senior Medical Analyst and Clinical Professor of Medicine at NYU Langone, C. Auris regards as an “emerging problem of great concern,” he told Fox News Digital.
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“It is resistant to several antifungal medicinesAnd it tends to spread in hospital environments, including on equipment used on immunocomromitated and semi-immune compromised patients, such as fans and catheters, “he said.
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“Unfortunately, symptoms such as fever, cold shivers and pains can be omnipresent and can be mistaken for Other infections. “
“Major Research” is in the process of developing new treatments, according to Siegel.
C. Auris can cause symptoms such as fever, chills and pain, which can simulate other infections, a doctor said. (Istock)
“This is part of a much bigger problem of emerging antibiotic resistance in the US and all over the world,” the doctor warned.
“At the same time, sterilization and disinfection measures in hospitals can be very useful.”
“This is part of a much bigger problem of emerging antibiotic resistance in the US and all over the world.”
Georgia facilities in Georgia are said to use the American Environmental Protection Agency-certified cleaning agents designed to attack the fungus.
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Although C. Auris can cause serious infections with high death rates in sick people, it is “not a threat to Healthy people“According to the CDC.
FOX News Digital reached for the main study author and the Georgia Department of Public Health for comment.
