United States: A drug-resistant fungus known as Candida auris surfaced for the first time in 2016 when medical professionals detected it.
The fungus known as Candida auris has recently resurfaced after ten years to report new cases that primarily affect Georgia and Florida patients.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have declared Candida auris an “urgent antimicrobial resistance threat” because it shows resistance to treatment methods, thus providing patients with few to no options for elimination.
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According to the KTLA, who spoke to Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of South Carolina, Melissa Nolan, “If you get infected with this pathogen that’s resistant to any treatment, there’s no treatment we can give you to help combat it. You’re all on your own.”
People who stay away from healthcare settings can protect themselves from fungal infection because the microorganism spreads between vulnerable patients primarily through medical equipment such as catheters and feeding tubes, vice.com reported.
The occurrence of fever and chills leads patients to confuse it with other infections or illnesses.
As the CDC noted, while the symptoms sound mild, it estimated that “based on information from a limited number of patients, 30 to 60 percent of people with C. aruis infections have died.
Other severe medical conditions among patients might have raised their death risk, according to the CDC.
The fungus succeeds best when it resides within healthcare facilities. The fungus can survive on a patient bed rail where full surface disinfection has not occurred between different patients.
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This fungus survives on the nursing station countertop surfaces normally used by medical staff.
Because of its survival abilities, the fungus exists on surfaces such as doorknobs and passes between them.
The timeless fungus persists through all cleaning regulations despite following strict procedures. A small amount of fungus material enables it to persist before multiplying, as vice.com reported.
The pathogen spreads with ease between new patients because of its adaptive nature, which makes hospital-wide control difficult.