Molecular UTI testing: The key to preventing outbreaks in long-term care facilities
By
Joel Diamond
Dec 06, 2023
A new and alarming fungal pathogen, Candida auris (C. auris), is catalyzing a global crisis across long-term care facilities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced C. auris to...
Also in the News for Friday, Aug. 4
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 04, 2023
CMS policy on new Alzheimer’s drugs restricts rural access: former senator … Bedbugs may spread MRSA: study … CIDRAP: Sporicidal disinfectants better against Candida Auris … Nearly 30 affected...
CDC: C. auris spreading at ‘alarming’ rate in U.S. healthcare facilities
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 22, 2023
Drug-resistant Candida auris, a known threat to nursing homes, has spread rapidly, and a growing number of cases are resistant to first-line treatment, federal researchers report.
Let’s talk about Candida auris and why, as a leader, you need to act
By
Martie Moore
Mar 10, 2023
The headlines in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal and other publications say it all: In my conversations across the nation, I have asked many leaders what they are doing to prevent the introduction...
Rise in fungal infections raising public health red flag
By
Rachael Zimlich
Feb 15, 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning just this month about the rise in Candida auris cases.
Early screening curbs C. auris in ventilator-assisted facilities: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 02, 2023
Targeted screening for Candida auris at admission to ventilator-assisted units in nursing homes helps to identify colonized residents, physician researchers report.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 18
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 18, 2023
Nursing home workers picket over pay, bed bugs, alleged labor-busting tactics … Florida grapples with increases in senior veterans, need for additional services … US flu activity continues to decline...
WHO turns attention to fungal infections as drug resistance builds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 26, 2022
The World Health Organization has created a first-ever priority list of fungi that it says pose the greatest emerging threats to public health.
Clinical briefs for Friday, May 27
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 27, 2022
CDC in week 2 of investigating C. auris outbreaks that affect 19 Nevada SNFs … Paxlovid usage rising in U.S. after slow startup … Newer diabetes drugs may reduce risk of vascular dementia … Monkeypox...
Candida auris outbreaks reported across Nevada skilled nursing and acute-care facilities
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 19, 2022
Nevada health officials have been investigating outbreaks of Candida auris since mid-April in “several” long-term care facilities, a local news outlet reports.