Candida Auris (also called C. auris) is a deadly fungus killing more than one in three infected patients. First detected in ...

A post shared on X claims to show Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Susan Monarez tweeting about ...

"An adversarial collaboration on vaccines could serve as a model," write Drs. Christopher M. Worsham and Anupam B. Jena.

The CDC has declared C. auris an "urgent threat" because it is resistant to many antifungal drugs, spreads rapidly in health ...

Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus, is infecting hospitalized patients. Learn about symptoms, risks and prevention ...

While C. auris may not a serious threat to healthy people, it is becoming more frequent, particularly in hospitals, where it ...

The pathogen C. diff - the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea - can use a compound that kills ...

The pathogen C. diff—the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea—can use a compound that kills the human gut's resident microbes to survive and grow, giving it a competitive ...

New cases of a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus have been identified in at least two states’ hospital systems.

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection (CDI) is a significant healthcare-associated infection, known for its high morbidity and mortality rates, especially in vulnerable populations. CDI ...

A: “Hand hygiene” refers to a general term that applies to handwashing, antiseptic handwash, and alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website and ...

Dozens of scientific studies have failed to find evidence of a link. But the C.D.C. now falls under the purview of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has long expressed ...