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07/07/2017 / By Russel Davis

It’s not just antibacterial resistance; now FUNGAL resistance labeled a huge threat to medicine

The current microbial resistance crisis has given way to yet another potential medical crisis by way of fungal drug resistance, said Ambalika Batra, a post-doctoral scientist at Royal Holloway University in London. According to Batra, patients were dying as physicians were finding it increasingly challenging to address fungal infections. According to the expert, fungal infections accounted for […]

03/21/2017 / By Daniel Barker

Hospitals in New York State are witnessing a deadly drug resistant fungal infection outbreak

More than 30 cases of infection from a deadly fungal superbug have now been confirmed in the United States, with 28 of the 35 reported cases occurring in hospitals located in New York State. Last year, health officials warned that cases of the highly drug-resistant fungus, Candida auris, might soon appear in the United States. […]

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