Candida auris cases nearly triple as deadly fungus spreads to new states

Texas seeing largest number of cases of deadly fungus in the country

(NEXSTAR) – The number of Candida auris infections reported to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention this year has nearly tripled in the past three and a half months as health care providers struggle to contain the drug-resistant and deadly fungus. At the end of April, the CDC had recorded 1,052 Candida auris. By Aug. 9, the last week of available data, the total number of cases had grown to 2,809 cases across 21 states, surpassing the n…

Candida auris cases nearly triple as deadly fungus spreads to new states

(NEXSTAR) – The number of Candida auris infections reported to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention this year has nearly tripled in the past three and a half months as health care providers struggle to contain the the drug-resistant and deadly fungus. At the end of April, the CDC had recorded 1,052 Candida auris. By Aug. 9, the last week of available data, the total number of cases had grown to 2,809 cases across 21 states, surpassing t…