Candida Auris: A Fungus that causes Serious Infections
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Candida Auris: A Fungus that causes Serious Infections

Candida auris (also called C. auris) is a fungus that causes serious infections. Patients with C. auris infection, their family members and other close contacts, public health officials, laboratory staff, and healthcare workers can all help stop it from spreading. Docco360 — Hollistic Healthcare at your doorstep. Sep 3, 2019·3 min read

Why Candida Auris is a serious problem?

It causes serious infections:C. auris can cause bloodstream infections and even death, particularly in hospital and nursing home patients with serious medical problems. More than 1 in 3 patients with invasive C. auris infection (for example, an infection that affects the blood, heart, or brain) die.

It’s often resistant to medicines: Antifungal medicines commonly used to treat Candida infections often don’t work for Candida auris. Some C. auris infections have been resistant to all three types of antifungal medicines.

It’s becoming more common: Although C. auris was just discovered in 2009, it has spread quickly and caused infections in more than a dozen countries.

It’s difficult to identify: C. auris can be misidentified as other types of fungi unless specialized laboratory technology is used. This misidentification might lead to a patient getting the wrong treatment

It can spread in hospitals and nursing homes: C. auris has caused outbreaks in healthcare facilities and can spread through contact with affected patients and contaminated surfaces or equipment. Good hand hygiene and cleaning in healthcare facilities is important because C. auris can live on surfaces for several weeks.

HOW CAN I KNOW IF I HAVE A CANDIDA AURIS INFECTION?

C. auris is spreading rapidly across India, especially places with temperatures above 36 degrees celcius. People who get invasive Candida infections are often already sick from other medical conditions, so it can be difficult to know if you have a C. auris infection. The most common symptoms of invasive Candida infection are fever and chills that don’t improve after antibiotic treatment for a suspected bacterial infection. Only a laboratory test can diagnose C. auris infection. Talk to your healthcare provider if you believe you have a fungal or healthcareassociated infection.

STOP THE SPREAD OF CANDIDA AURIS!

-> Family members and other close contacts of patients with C. auris » Clean your hands with hand sanitizer or soap and water before and after touching a patient with C. auris or equipment in his or her room.

-> Remind healthcare workers to clean their hands.

> Laboratory staff, healthcare workers, and public health officials

-> Know when to suspect C. auris and how to properly identify it.

-> Report cases quickly to public health departments.

-> For healthcare workers, clean hands correctly and use precautions like wearing gowns and gloves to prevent spread.

-> Clean patient rooms thoroughly with a disinfectant that works against C. auris.

->Investigate C. auris cases quickly and determine additional ways to prevent spread.

HOMEOPATHY HAS THE FINEST TREATMENTS!!

Dr. Anil Kumar Santapur A Senior Research Homeopathy Specialitst with a vast experience of treating more than 55,000 cases over a period of 18 years noticed that this can be cured from the root through homeo medicines.

For more clarifications and doubts talk to him online on Docco360 App.

info captured from CDC Global.