“The infection is under control and responding to drugs, but is hospitalized for other pre-existing pathologies,” said the Uo’s director, Professor Marco Falcone.
First isolated case in Tuscany, in Pisa, of Candida auris, defined as the super fungus. As it reports The nation, was first found in Japan in 2009 from a sample from the ear (from Latin auris) of a woman. However, the first known to date dates back to 1996 and was identified (a posteriori) in a collection of Korean samples. Instead, the man – the latest case identified in Pisa – is originally from the province of La Spezia and has arrived in Cisanello hospital in recent days as he continued to suffer from illness. “The infection is under control and responding to drugs, but is hospitalized for other pre-existing pathologies,” said the Uo’s director, Professor Marco Falcone. (DISTRIBUTION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE)
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The patient is now better thanks to the therapy: “The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified it as a global threat because it is invasive and resistant to many antifungal drugs. Only 10% develop serious infections, but mortality among these is high. But we have found an active class of antifungal drugs that work,” the professor continued to La Nazione. “Should we be alarmed? No, there is a therapy and all measures have been taken to limit its spread. Many cases of Candida auris infection have been recorded in Liguria and the patient is from there. It seems to be a case of importation. How is it contracted? Through direct contact living together in the same environment”. And about the symptoms: “It often affects patients who are already hospitalized, the symptoms may not be immediately apparent. But generally it manifests with infections”.
Source: TG 24 Sky
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