(NEXSTAR) – The deadly and drug-resistant fungus Candida auris is under close surveillance as health experts work to calm its spread. Candida auris, also called C. auris, was first identified in the U ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A drug-resistant fungus has been found in 17 states, including Louisiana. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the fungus is called Candida ...

A potentially deadly fungus is spreading at "an alarming rate" in hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities across the country and in New Jersey, which is home to one of the biggest ...

Candida in the urinary tract Yeast in the urine (visible on microscopic examination or grown in culture) is common, while UTI caused by yeast is not. Most asymptomatic patients with candiduria do not ...

Cases of the drug-resistant fungus Candida auris are now climbing at an "alarming" rate in health care facilities around the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Monday, ...

Outbreaks of a drug-resistant "superbug" fungus spread among patients in hospitals and long-term care facilities in Texas and Washington, D.C., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning this week about a drug-resistant fungal infection it calls an “urgent threat," but central Ohio health officials say basic precautions ...

A drug-resistant, life-threatening fungus that the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention calls an urgent threat has spread to Erie County. Candida auris, known as C. auris, has been found in a ...

On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a press release. The announcement identified Candida auris as “an urgent antimicrobial resistance threat.” Unfortunately, like the ...

A drug-resistant fungus has infected two patients at a hospital in Louisiana for the first time. The fungus, called Candida auris, was found in two patients at University Medical Center in New Orleans ...