An Emerging Multi-Drug Resistant Yeast Like Fungus Candida auris Infections in ICUs | Zendy

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An Emerging Multi-Drug Resistant Yeast Like Fungus Candida auris Infections in ICUs

Author(s) -

Rajeshwar Reddy Kasarla

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of universal college of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2350-8582

pISSN - 2091-2846

DOI - 10.3126/jucms.v8i02.34096

Subject(s) - candida auris , medicine , intensive care medicine , drug resistance , incidence (geometry) , diabetes mellitus , antifungal , drug , organ transplantation , bone marrow transplantation , immunology , transplantation , bone marrow , microbiology and biotechnology , dermatology , biology , pharmacology , endocrinology , physics , optics

The incidence of fungal infections in recent years is increasing rapidly and there is an emergence of newer fungal pathogens and anti-fungal drug resistance due to multiple predisposing reasons such as prolonged and indiscriminate use of antibiotic therapy, immunosuppressive corticosteroid therapy, aggressive use of ant-cancer drugs, bone marrow and organ transplantation procedures, and underlying conditions like immunodeficiency diseases (E.g., AIDS) and metabolic disorders such as diabetes mellitus.

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