SEATTLE — In 2016, hospitals in New York state identified a rare and dangerous fungal infection never before found in the United States. Research laboratories quickly mobilized to review historical
Candida auris, a rare and dangerous fungal infection, is becoming a global health threat that can cause severe illness with a mortality rate ranging from 30% to 60%.
Candida auris has been spreading rapidly throughout the US, and the rest of the world, with potentially deadly consequences due to its difficulty to diagnose and resistance to many antifungal treatments