Rare disease that is not amenable to treatment

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the first time reported the spread of a rare and deadly disease in the United States.

13 cases of a fungal infection called Candida Auris (C. Auris) have been recorded in America. The first 7 cases of the disease were investigated, and the results are presented in the annual report on morbidity and mortality of the US population.

As it turned out, the fungal infection C. Auris is resistant to several antifungal drugs, and it is difficult to determine in a patient. This infection was first reported in Japan in the 2009 year. After that, it began to identify in several countries around the world, including Colombia, India, South Korea and the UK.

Dr. William Schaffner, an expert on infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University, said that recent outbreaks of infection in other countries have made American doctors nervous.

“We're very concerned about this,” Schaffner said. “The infection is resistant to most of the antifungal drugs we use. It has a propensity to seriously infect people and has a high mortality rate.”

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention published a report by health professionals calling for the reporting of any cases of C. Auris.

Seven cases of C. Auris infection occurred between May 2013 and August 2016. Patients resided in 4 states: Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and New York. All cases, with the exception of one, were identified by analyzing microbiological records in hindsight.

“We must act now to better understand, contain and stop the spread of this drug-resistant fungus,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden. “This is a new threat and we must protect vulnerable patients.”

As for the remaining 6 cases from 13, they are still being investigated.

Approximately 71% percentage of C. Auris strains in the US were resistant to certain drugs. Strains in the United States were associated with South Asia and South America, but none of the patients have traveled lately.

Schaffner pointed out that different types of fungus can live naturally on the skin or in the gastrointestinal tract of people.

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