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Candida auris is a globally emerging public health threat that can cause severe illness, including bloodstream, wound and respiratory infections.
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Candida auris is a globally emerging public health threat that can cause severe illness, including bloodstream, wound and respiratory infections.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning about Candida auris, a fungus that can lead to drug-resistant infections and even death, in some cases. Capt. Arjun Srinivasan, deputy director of program improvement for the CDC's division of health care quality, discusses the rise in drug-resistant microbes and superbugs with CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers.
A new study from the CDC warns that cases of candida auris, a drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungal infection, tripled during the pandemic. "Prime Time" host John Dickerson speaks with Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, who helps us put this latest warning into context.
Reports of patients with the drug-resistant fungal infection Candida auris have accelerated in recent years.