US cases of a dangerous Candida auris fungus have tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have now reported it, according to a new study
Candida auris is a form of yeast that is usually not harmful to healthy people but can be a deadly risk to fragile hospital and nursing home patients.
The Covid-19 pandemic likely drove part of the increase, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote inHospital workers were strained by coronavirus patients, and that likely shifted their focus away from disinfecting some other kinds of germs, they said.
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