2 Collin County hospitals grapple with ‘superbug’ fungus outbreaks that have killed 4, officials say
2 Collin County hospitals grapple with ‘superbug’ fungus outbreaks that have killed 4, officials say
The facilities, which haven’t been named, are the Dallas-area hospitals that the CDC mentioned in an initial report on the untreatable fungus Thursday.
This 2016 photo shows a strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at a CDC laboratory.(Shawn Lockhart / AP)
7:51 PM on Jul 23, 2021 CDT
Officials confirmed Friday that two Dallas-area hospitals that are grappling with outbreaks of an untreatable fungus are in Collin County and that four patients who became infected with the “superbug” at the facilities have died.