CDC's 2019 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report: Drug-resistant Candida Species

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. Antibiotic Resistance Coordination and Strategy Unit .
• Description:
  Type: Fungus ; About: Dozens of Candida species—a group of fungi—cause infections, ranging from mild oral and vaginal yeast infections to severe invasive infections. Many are resistant to the antifungals used to treat them. ; Estimated cases in hospitalized patents in 2017: 34,800 ; Deaths in 2017: 1,700 ; This fact sheet is part of CDC’s 2019 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report. ; The full report, including data sources, is available at www.cdc.gov/DrugResistance/Biggest-Threats.html. ; CS298822-A ; Publication date from document properties. ; candida-508.pdf
• Subjects:
  • Candidiasis
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
• Series:
  Antibiotic Resistance Threats Reports
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/83748/cdc_83748_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 399.84 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:be298020d6e0b4135c60a2180a74f29b51f5f63e54fae99a2574fb330a7324a8799152e9c83c995786c62cea913990e54f9b4e14ac84568f3d72ead2215c0a2a