via NYPOST:
A potentially deadly and drug-resistant fungal disease is spreading at a rapid pace in hospitals across the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned this week.
Cases of Candida auris — a fungus that causes serious bloodstream infections and even death in people with weakened immune systems — have skyrocketed in recent years and saw a “dramatic” uptick in 2021, according to a report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine Monday.
That year, the number of cases increased a whopping 95%, from 756 in 2020 to 1,471 in 2021, according to CDC data.
The latest numbers from the agency show that cases continued to climb last year with 2,377 clinical cases reported.
The CDC stated that the fungus “presents a serious global health threat.” More than one in three patients with a Candida auris inflection of the blood, heart, or brain die, according to the agency.