Labeled an “urgent threat,” the dangerous fungus is difficult to treat, thrives in healthcare settings, and is now spreading ...

Discover how new global guidelines aim to combat the rising threat of Candida infections with updated treatments and ...

The symptoms of Candida auris infection—called candidiasis—depend ... While it’s generally harmless if present on closed skin, problems arise if there’s a wound or contact with the ...

The new guidelines provide updated diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for both mucocutaneous and invasive candidiasis.

In a retrospective study, researchers found a 2,200% increase in clinical Candida auris infections at Miami-based Jackson ...

The infection is coming from a fungus called Candida auris, which was discovered in 2009 ... spores can remain on someone's skin and contaminate others. "It's a problem because they can then ...

There have been 587 cases reported in the US, according to theCDC, most of them in New York, New Jersey and Illinois. A mysterious and dangerous fungal infection called Candida auris has emerged ...

Genomic sequencing has revealed that individual strains of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and Candida auris fungi reside on human skin and ... to prevent infection to avoid ...

Over the past several years, medical researchers have become alarmed as many antibiotic agents used to treat infections ... human skin. They began their study by noting that Candida auris is ...

Genomic sequencing has revealed that individual strains of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and Candida auris fungi reside on human skin and can be commonly transmitted between ...