Alert to the emergence of the "super fungus" infection in China
LIAO Wan-qing
ZHANG Chao
PAN Wei-hua
Abstract:Healthcare facilities in several countries have reported that a type of yeast called Candida auris has been causing severe illness in hospitalized patients.This yeast often does not respond to commonly used anti fungal drugs,making infections difficult to treat.Because of these factors,in this paper we are alerting healthcare facilities in China to be on the lookout for C.auris in their patients.
Keywords:Candida aurisantifungal drugs resistancepathogenic yeast
Publication Date:2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:3( 1-2,7 )
