Question

Describe the ECOLOGY of Candida auris.

Answer 1

Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant yeast first described in 2009 that has since caused healthcare-associated outbreaks of severe human infections around the world. C. auris has not been detected in the natural environment; related species have been detected in plants, insects, and aquatic environments, as well as from human body sites. It can tolerate hypersaline environments and higher temperatures than most Candida species.

Candida auris is an emerging fungus that presents a serious global health threat. concerning fators about C. auris are because of three main reasons:

1.It is often multidrug-resistant, meaning that it is resistant to multiple antifungal drugs commonly used to treat Candida infections

2.C. auris is difficult to diagnose by routine fungal cultures of blood or other body fluids. Special sophisticated molecular methods are needed to identify the fungus, and not all laboratories are able to identify this organism.

3.Most C. auris infections are treatable with antifungal drugs called echinocandins. However, some C. auris infections are resistant to the main types of antifungal medications, making them more difficult to treat

Global warming may have played a pivotal role in the emergence of Candida auris, according to a new study. C. auris, which is often multi-drug resistant and is a serious public health threat, may be the first example of a new fungal disease emerging from climate change.