An emerging fungus presents a serious global threat as it spreads rapidly throughout the state and nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Candida Auris is multidrug-resistant and difficult to identify with standard laboratory methods, and it can be misidentified in labs without specific technology, the CDC said.
Multiple healthcare facilities in several countries have reported that a type of yeast called Candida Auris has been causing severe illness in hospitalized patients.
For some patients, the yeast can enter the bloodstream and spread throughout the body,…
