Three people at the hospital have contracted the hardy fungus known as Candida auris, which is often resistant to multiple drugs.
A hard-to-kill, occasionally deadly fungus has once again popped up in a U.S. hospital. This week, Oregon health officials reported a hospital outbreak of the hardy fungus known asinfections remain rare in the U.S., its presence seems to be growing, with these being the first ever reported cases in the state.The outbreak so far includes three patients at Seattle and Salem Hospital, according to the Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services.
kill those in poorer health, including people hospitalized for other reasons. Its ability to rapidly spread and persist in environments where it’s set up a home, even in the face of standard decontamination, only adds to its terrifying reputation.have generally been small and isolated so far. But there are signs that we’re likely to come across the fungus more in the years to come and that it’s learning new tricks. There were two unrelated outbreaks in Texas and Washington D.C.
this year, for instance, with some cases involving fully resistant strains transmitted between patients—the first time that’s been documented here. And like so many things, the covid-19 pandemic has likely only made
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