Drug Resistant Fungus Infects Over 200 in the UK

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Drug Resistant Fungus Infects Over 200 in the UK
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NTD Television
8/15/2017
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8/15/2017

A fungus resistant to drugs has spread to over 200 people in a U.K. outbreak. 

The “highly transmissible” Candida auris (C. auris) has already spread to over 55 hospitals in the United Kingdom, according to Public Health England (PHE).

It has developed resistance to all three major classes of antifungal drugs, making it a “serious global health threat,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A strain of <em>Candida auris</em> cultured in a petri dish at CDC. (CDC)
A strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at CDC. (CDC)

There are only 98 reported cases of Candida auris in the United States as of July 14, 2017 .(Screenshot via CDC: <em>Candida auris</em>)
There are only 98 reported cases of Candida auris in the United States as of July 14, 2017 .(Screenshot via CDC: Candida auris)

For more information on the fungus, visit Public Health England and the CDC  website on Candida auris.

From NTD.tv