{"id":2160,"date":"2026-07-03T10:39:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2026-07-03T10:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:39:25","slug":"deadly-drug-resistant-fungal-infections-rising-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=2160","title":{"rendered":"Deadly drug-resistant fungal infections rising in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"
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A potentially deadly type of fungus that is almost untreatable continues to pose severe threats to healthcare facilities across the U.S., a new government study found. <\/p>\n

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Candida auris, or C. auris, is a yeast that can cause serious illness in people with weakened immune systems. <\/p>\n

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Since the fungus was first identified in the U.S. in 2016, more than half of states have reported cases. From 2022 to 2024, 13,507C. auriscases were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with steady and significant increases each year. Most of the cases were in men over 45, in hospitals and in healthcare facilities, according to the report released Tuesday. The CDC collected the data, which state and jurisdictional health departments submitted voluntarily. <\/p>\n

The CDC didn\u2019t include deaths from C. auris. An earlier study found that about 30% of people infected with the fungus die. <\/p>\n

C. auris can accumulate on the skin, which scientists call \u201ccolonization.\u201d Getting rid of it isn\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes the fungi sits on our skin and becomes a part of our ecosystem,\u201d said Dr. Waleed Javaid, chief quality officer of West Virginia University Hospitals and professor of medicine in the infectious diseases division. <\/p>\n

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