Amid a surge in drug-resistant bacteria, researchers believe they have discovered a new class of antibiotics for the first ...

Candida auris (C. auris), a deadly drug-resistant fungus, is rapidly spreading in U.S. hospitals and nursing homes.

Experts warn that Candida auris, a fungus that can be life-threatening to sick individuals, is spreading at a rapid rate in U ...

The CDC has declared C. auris an "urgent threat" because it is resistant to many antifungal drugs, spreads rapidly in health ...

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Infections rates are rising for drug-resistant strain of fungus that has been found in the hospital systems of at least two states. The Hill reports that the fungus, Candida auris, was first found in ...

The CDC has called Candida auris “an urgent antimicrobial resistance threat” because it’s resistant to anti-fungal drugs, ...

New cases of a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus have been identified in at least two states’ hospital systems.

Biofilms work so well, in fact, that they can increase antibiotic resistance hundreds to thousands of times above what’s normal, Zaman said. “Biofilms are pretty nasty to get off because they ...