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 Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at CDC. CDC
