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Deadly, drug-resistant fungus CDC calls 'urgent threat' is spreading in hospitals. Clara Harter. Thu, March 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM UTC. 3 min read.

In 2023, the CDC identified it “an emerging fungus considered an urgent antimicrobial resistance (AR) threat, spread at an alarming rate in U.S. healthcare facilities.” To read more about C ...

A drug-resistant fungus is on the rise in American hospitals, targeting patients who already reeling from illness. New cases have been identified in Georgia and Florida hospitals, according to The ...

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Moreover, the fungus has developed resistance to any anti-fungal drug treatments. And while healthy people will usually fight off infection, those already sick in hospitals are at much higher risk.

CDC: candida auris can cause “infection in different parts of body like blood, ... Yes, CDC calls the fungus an ‘urgent’ threat. Here’s what a CT epidemiologist wants you to know.

A deadly fungus is spreading like crazy across the United States, sickening and killing hospital patients — and the federal response has been ineffectual at best. It’s been found in 29 states ...

A deadly, drug-resistant fungus that preys on the sick and old is continuing to spread in hospitals and senior care facilities across the country, killing more than 1 in 3 infected. Candida auris ...

However, the fungus “can cause severe infections with high death rates” among hospital patients, according to a 2023 CDC press release. So far, the fungus has been found in 38 states, and a ...