The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that the deadly fungus is spreading at an “alarming rate”. Fungus requires long-term treatment.
Publika.az-ın According to the information, experts said that in the medical facilities of the United States, the dangerous ones that are resistant to antimicrobial drugs White ears ( C. ear ) is quite extensive.
C. Auris It has been spreading in the US since it was first reported in 2016. By December 31, 2021, a total of 3,270 clinical cases (in case of infection) and 7,413 screening cases (fungal detection in the absence of infection) were recorded. The number of clinical cases has increased every year since 2016, with the fastest increase observed in 2020-2021.
C. auris during 2019-2021 cases were first identified in 17 states. The number of clinical cases across the country increased from 476 in 2019 to 1471 in 2021. The number of screening cases increased three times from 2020 to 2021, reaching a total of 4,041. C. auris infections in 2021 3 increase in the number of patients resistant to echinocandins, which are the most recommended antifungal drugs, was observed.
Doctors said that C. auris does not pose a threat to healthy people.
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