Washington sees 1st C. auris case
Washington health officials are investigating the state's first case of Candida auris infection in a Pierce County man. Testing was done at Kindred Hospital Sea
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Washington health officials are investigating the state's first case of Candida auris infection in a Pierce County man. Testing was done at Kindred Hospital Sea
Approximately every 1 in 3 patients with a C. auris infection dies, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
Health authorities in Washington said they were investigating the first case of the multidrug-resistant fungus Candida auris this week after a Pierce County man was diagnosed last week.
Washington health officials said they were investigating the first case of Candida auris, or C. auris, diagnosed in the state. A Pierce County man was diagnosed with colonization due to the multidrug-resistant fungus on July 13. The man tested positive at Kindred Hospital Seattle-First Hill during an admission screening. Before that, he had been a
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department on Tuesday reported what is believed to be the state's first locally acquired case of a potentially lethal fungus infecting a Pierce County man. TPCHD …