If infection enters a vulnerable patient's bloodstream, there is a 45% death rate.
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Study first author Dr. Hugh Gifford, clinical lecturer at the University of Exeter's MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, is also an intensive care physician. He said, "Candida auris is rare in the general population, but it's a deadly threat to patients in intensive care units. It clings to patient skin and surrounding equipment and can be transmitted from person to person—it's incredibly hard to eradicate. If infection enters a vulnerable patient's bloodstream, there is a 45% death rate.
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