and adherence to proven infection prevention and control,” CDC epidemiologist Dr. Meghan Lyman said in a statement. Now, there are signs that the fungus is once again on the move. The Georgia ...

Because the fungus hits those in health care settings, its targets are those who are already sick. The CDC has estimated that “based on information from a limited number of patients, 30–60% of ...

auris infection." However, the fungus “can cause severe infections with high death rates” among hospital patients, according to a 2023 CDC press release. So far, the fungus has been found in ...

If they’re later admitted to another hospital, they shed the fungus there, unknowingly spreading it. You don’t want to be treated in a hospital struggling with this contagion. But the CDC ...