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By Ge Shurun, Ma Danmeng and Teng Jing Xuan / Apr 10, 2019 12:58 / Environment
It is known that at least 18 people in China have been infected in recent years with Candida auris, a species of fungus that has shown resistance to multiple fungicides, experts said in Caixin.
The first known infected person was a 76-year-old patient who previously suffered from high blood pressure and kidney damage. The case was confirmed by researchers from Peking University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hu Bijie, director of infectious disease management at Zhongshan Hospital in Shanghai.
C. auris, which can cause bloodstream infections and fatal wounds in people with weakened immune systems, is often resistant to common antifungal medications and is described as a "serious threat to global health" by the Centers for Disease Control and Disease Control. Prevention of the United States.
The fungus is probably thriving due to the overuse of antifungals in agriculture, although little is known about its origins and hospitals around the world are reluctant to attract the "fungus". Watch out for outbreaks of C. auris for fear of running patients away, the New York Times reported Saturday.
According to an article by researchers at the First Hospital of China Medical University, the actual number of Candida auris infections in China may be higher than the few confirmed cases, because it is easy to confuse with other fungal infections.
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