The CDC says that the symptoms of this fungus may be difficult to detect because most of the people are already sick with something else. Candida auris can cause different types of infections, including bloodstream infection, wound infection, and ear infection. People who recently had surgery, live in nursing homes, or who have breathing tubes, feeding tubes or central venous catheters appear to be at highest risk.
Why is Candida auris a problem?
It causes serious infections.
It can cause bloodstream infections and even death, particularly in hospital and nursing home patients with serious medical problems. More than 1 in 3 patients with invasive C. auris infection (for example, an infection that affects the blood, heart, or brain) die.
It’s often resistant to medicines.
Antifungal medicines commonly used to treat Candida infections often don’t work for Candida auris. Some C. auris infections have been resistant to all three types of antifungal medicines.
It’s becoming more common.
Although C. auris was just discovered in 2009, it has spread quickly and caused infections in more than a dozen countries.
It’s difficult to identify.
It can be misidentified as other types of fungi unless specialized laboratory technology is used. This misidentification might lead to a patient getting the wrong treatment.
It can spread in hospitals and nursing homes.
It has caused outbreaks in healthcare facilities and can spread through contact with affected patients and contaminated surfaces or equipment. Good hand hygiene and cleaning in healthcare facilities is important because C. auris can live on surfaces for several weeks.
CDC and public health partners are working hard to better understand C. auris and answer the following questions so that we can continue to help protect people from this serious infection:
Why is it resistant to antifungal medicines?
Why did it start causing infections in recent years?
Where did it originally come from, and why has it appeared in many regions of the world at the same time?
As I learn more I will let you know. There isn't a hole lot on it right now. If you're in the at risk category you should talk to your Dr. about it. It never hurts to ask questions.
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