A cluster of 22 Candida auris cases in two Dallas-area hospitals included two with that level of multidrug resistance. Also Read | Candida auris: Mysterious fungus that infected Covid-19 patients at US hospitalWhy is Candida auris a serious health threat? How to identify a Candida auris infection? Most people with serious Candida infections have underlying health conditions so it becomes more difficult to know if one has a Candida auris infection. Scientists are still trying to figure out why Candida auris infections are resistant to antifungal medicines and why they started causing infections in recent years.

Source: Hindustan Times July 23, 2021 19:30 UTC