Tag: Fungal Infections
CDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics
The CDC says patients could be in danger even if they have no symptoms or just mild ones
Recent Years Have Seen Candida Auris Cases, Transmission Increase
Percentage increase in clinical cases in United States grew each year from 44 percent increase in 2019 to 95 percent increase in 2021
Geographic Distribution of Dimorphic Mycoses Expanding in U.S.
Diagnosis and testing should be considered in patients with suggestive illness in regions that are hyperendemic for dimorphic mycoses
CDC Characterizes National Incidence of Fungal Infections
More than 20,000 cases of coccidioidomycosis reported in 2019; 97 percent of cases reported in Arizona and California
‘Superbug’ Fungus Spreads Among Vulnerable in Two U.S. Cities
There were 101 Candida auris cases at a nursing home and 22 cases at hospitals from January to April
Thousands of ‘Black Fungus’ Cases Reported in COVID-19 Patients in India
Nearly 9,000 cases of the fungal infection mucormycosis have been reported so far
Antifungal Meds Cut Risk for Death After Lung Transplant
Prophylactic antifungal medications cut risk for dying by half
Public Awareness Low for Invasive Fungal Diseases
Awareness varies from 4.1 percent for blastomycosis to 24.6 percent for candidiasis
Bacterial, Fungal Coinfection Uncommon in COVID-19 Patients
Ninety-eight percent of patients received antibiotics at any point during COVID-19 hospitalization
Cannabis Smoking May Increase Risk for Fungal Infection
After adjustment for age, immunocompromised status, odds ratio of fungal infection was 3.5
