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C. Auris superbug seen around US in clusters for ‘first time’, CDC says

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ATLANTA - For the first time, the United States is seeing clusters of pan-resistant Candida Auris, — which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said indicates a spread within healthcare facilities.C.

Auris is an emerging fungus that can cause serious illness in hospitalized patients. It can live on the skin of someone, even if they're not infected themselves, and infect others.

Infections can also occur in the bloodstream, a wound or the ear.Most C. auris infections are treatable with a class of antifungal medications called echinocandins.

But doctors say some infections are difficult to treat because they are resistant to the drugs.It’s also difficult to identify with standard laboratory methods.

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