Tackling an Invasive, Emerging, Multi-Drug Resistant Yeast: Candida Auris - What Healthcare Providers Need to Know

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 08/15/2017 This one-hour webinar describes the epidemiology of Candida auris (C. auris), an emerging multi-drug-resistant fungus that can cause invasive infections with high mortality, and has been associated with outbreaks in healthcare settings. It explains the guidance for diagnosis and treatment of C. auris, and the infection control recommendations for containing C. auris. (Video or Multimedia)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - September 12, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news