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- Drug-resistant infections: If you can’t beat ’em, starve ’em, scientists findBy starving it, found a team of University at Buffalo and Temple University researchers. To treat Candida albicans, a common yeast that can cause illness in those with weakened immune systems, ... […]
- Drug-resistant fungal infections could be treated by starving fungus: StudyThe research was published in the `Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy`.To treat Candida albicans, common yeast that can cause illness in those with weakened immune systems, researchers limited the ... […]
- US health officials are desperate to curb a drug-resistant fungusHealth officials are pulling together across the US in a desperate attempt to stem the spread of the fungal infection Candida auris is the latest drug resistant germ to materialize in the US, ... […]
- A Superfungus Is Claiming Lives All Over The World – And Scientists Don’t Know How To Contain ItIn recent years, a fungus called Candida auris has started to spread across the world. It’s nothing special to look at, just another member of the sprawling Candida family of yeasts. Most of these ... […]
- To Fight Deadly Candida Auris, New York State Proposes New TacticsNew York State health officials are considering rigorous new requirements for hospitals and nursing homes to prevent the spread of a deadly drug-resistant fungus called Candida auris. The requirements ... […]
- Potential solutions for limiting exposure to Candida auris in healthcare facilitiesResearchers show that procedures used to contain Candida auris infection in an animal facility can potentially be applied to hospitals and nursing homes to limit its spread. This study was a ... […]
- Potentially deadly drug-resistant 'fungal superbug' emerging in CanadaFirst identified in Japan 10 years ago, the fungus Candida auris or C. auris is now present in 17 countries, including Canada. It’s being called a public health threat because it’s easily spread ... […]
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