Outbreaks of a drug-resistant superbug fungus spread in two U.S. cities, CDC reports - CBS News

Outbreaks of a drug-resistant "superbug" fungus spread among patients in hospitals and long-term care facilities in Texas and Washington, D.C., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.

Of 101 cases of the fungus identified in Washington, D.C., from January to April 2021, three were isolated as being resistant to all three major classes of anti-fungal medications.

Those cases occurred at a long-term care facility for severely ill patients. .

There were 22 cases identified in Texas during the same period, with two being resistant to all three anti-fungal medications, and five resistant to two of the medications.

Those seven cases were found in patients at two acute care hospitals, one long-term and one short-term; two of the patients were treated at both hospitals. .

Candida auris infections have been reported in hospitals and long-term care facilities around the world