Candida auris infections reported by health care facilities rose by 95% in 2021.
infections have occurred in more than 30 countries worldwide since the fungus first emerged in Japan in 2009.The new findings may also reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, eight states reported their first cases of, more than in any other year. CDC scientists believe that crowded conditions in hospitals—particularly those facing shortages of staff, equipment, and PPE—contributed to the spread of the fungus.
This helps explain why the CDC’s data come almost entirely from health care settings. Another factor is that people who are already in these settings are more likely to be tested for it, following a bad infection or death. “When the first case pops up, often it’s a clinical case, because people might not be looking for it,” explains Lyman.
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