In , doctors diagnosed three cases in New York that were also resistant to a class of drugs, called echinocandins, that were considered a last line of defense. In those cases, there was no evidence the infections had spread from patient to patient — scientists concluded the resistance to the drugs formed during treatment.
In Washington, D. A cluster of 22 in two Dallas-area hospitals included two with that level of resistance. Those cases were seen from January to April. Of the five people who were fully resistant to treatment, three died — both Texas patients and one in Washington.
Lyman said both are ongoing outbreaks and that additional infections have been identified since April. But those added numbers were not reported. Investigators reviewed medical records and found no evidence of previous antifungal use among the patients in those clusters. Health officials say that means they spread from person to person. Candida auris is an emerging fungus that can cause outbreaks of severe infections in healthcare facilities. In the United States, it has most commonly spread in long-term care facilities caring for people with severe medical conditions.
These outbreaks may be related to changes in routine infection control practices during the COVID pandemic, including limited availability of gloves and gowns, or reuse of these items, and changes in cleaning and disinfection practices. New C. Screening for C. Monday Afternoon Weather Update Monitoring the chance for severe storms as we head into the middle of the week. Katie Johnston reports. DFW Weather. Widespread amounts of 2" to 3" of rainfall are possible.
Darrel Williams will take over for the injured Clyde Edwards-Helaire in the Chiefs backfield, but will he see the football enough to make a difference? Collin County reports a total of nine cases. The first reported case of a drug-resistant Candida auris was received on January 25, It is most deadly when it enters the bloodstream, heart or brain.
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