New drug-resistant fungal disease increases among vulnerable patients

By: Nada Hassanein

Outlets: Stateline

Published: August 10, 2026

Words: 461

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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Twenty-eight states this year have reported over 3,500 cases of patients sick with the drug-resistant yeast candida auris, which can cause severe illness and is often reported in healthcare facilities.

As of Aug. 1, 3,544 clinical cases of candida auris, or C. auris, have been reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, compared with 4,262 the same time last year, according to the latest round of numbers from the agency’s National Notifiable …

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