Clinical cases of Candida auris, an emerging fungus considered an urgent threat, nearly doubled in 2021, according to new data from the CDC.
A new government study finds a drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus has been spreading rapidly through health care facilities.
The research, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, evaluated cases of Candida auris reported to the CDC from 2016 -- the year in which cases were first reported in the US -- to 2021. The researchers wrote that the timing of this increased spread suggests that it may have been exacerbated by "pandemic-related strain on the health care and public health system."
"Fungal pathogens are a major threat to public health as they are becoming increasingly common and resistant to treatment with only four classes of antifungal medicines currently available,"The organization says the expanding incidence and geographic range of fungal disease may be due to global warming and the increase of international trade and travel.
"I think this problem is not going to go away. I think it's really only going to increase over time," he said.
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