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:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-Infective Agents Antimicrobial Stewardship Candidiasis 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
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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