United States reported 13 cases of new "superbug" infections: 4 killed-IT information
Washington, November 4 United States health authorities reported on 4th, United States there has been a new called Candida ear "superbugs", has killed at least 13 people, 4 of whom died.
United States Centers for disease control and prevention said in a statement, Candida ear fungal infection can cause serious, even fatal, usually to antifungal resistant. Statement, this drug-resistant infections have occurred in countries around the world, is an "emerging threat", the United States Centers for disease control has issued a warning in June this year to medical institutions.
United States Centers for disease control said in these 13 cases, between 7 May 2013 to August 2016 is in New York, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey found in 4 States, researchers have made detailed study of their condition. In 6 cases, is found after this, is still under investigation.
In that first 7 cases, all people are experiencing serious health problems, including malignant hematologic disease, acute respiratory failure, an average of 18 days in the hospital before being diagnosed with Candida infection of the ear canal. Although there were 4 deaths, but it is not clear the infection this "superbug" is the direct cause of their death.
Researchers found that Candida ear canals may be contagious. 7 people mentioned above, there are two different people have in New Jersey at the same hospital ward for treatment they Candida infection of the ear is almost exactly the same, while two went to see a doctor in the same hospital of Illinois, or infection of the ear is almost exactly the same Candida.
Studies also show that ear infection with Candida needs to use a special method, because it is easy to be mistaken for another kind of Candida yeast infection, these 7 and 5 per cent had been misdiagnosed.
In addition, 7 people, 5 people Candida infection of the ear canal to one or two major antifungal resistant. While in other countries a number of Candida the ear canal that for all three kinds of antifungal drug resistance.
Laboratory testing showed that United States Candida of the ear is found in South Asia and South America found that of the ear is Candida related. United States the Centers for disease control says, these 7 patients have not been to South Asia and South America, or directly connected with the two regions, so they think that many patients are in the United States local infection "superbugs."
Tuomasi·fulideng the United States Center for disease control Director said: "we need to take immediate action to better understand, control and prevent the spread of the drug resistant fungi. This is a new and emerging threats, we need to protect susceptible populations. ”
Candida in 2009 in the ear canal one Japan first discovered in external auditory meatus secretion in patients with. Since then, Korea, Pakistan, India, and South Africa, and Kenya, and Kuwait, and Colombia, and Venezuela and United Kingdom report found that at least 12 countries such as Candida yeast infections in the ear canal.
美国报告13例新型“超级病菌”
感染病例：4人死亡 - IT资讯
华盛顿11月4日电 美国卫生当局4日报告说，美国出现了一种叫耳道假丝酵母菌的新型“超级病菌”，已造成至少13人感染，其中4人死亡。
美国疾病控制和预防中心当天发表声明说，耳道假丝酵母菌可造成严重、甚至致命的真菌感染，通常对抗真菌药物具有耐药性。声明指出，这种耐药感染已在全球多国出现，是一个“新出现的威胁”，美疾控中心为此已于今年6月向医疗机构发出警告。
美疾控中心说，在这13名病例中，有7例是2013年5月至2016年8月之间在纽约、伊利诺伊、马里兰和新泽西4个州发现的，研究人员已对他们的病情进行了详细研究。另外6例是在这之后发现的，目前仍在调查中。
在这前7例病例中，所有人本身都出现严重的健康问题，包括恶性血液病、急性呼吸衰竭等，平均住院18天才被诊断出感染耳道假丝酵母菌。虽然有4人死亡，但尚不清楚感染这种“超级病菌”是否是他们死亡的直接原因。
研究人员发现，耳道假丝酵母菌可能具有传染性。上述7人中，有两人曾同时在新泽西同一家医院不同病房接受治疗，他们感染的耳道假丝酵母菌几乎完全相同；另有两人曾在伊利诺伊同一家医院看病，也感染了几乎完全一样的耳道假丝酵母菌。
研究还显示，耳道假丝酵母菌感染需要使用专门的检查方法，因为它很容易被误认为是另一种假丝酵母菌感染，上述7人中有5人就曾这样被误诊。
此外，在这7人中有5人感染的耳道假丝酵母菌对一种或两种主要抗真菌药物具有耐药性。而在其他国家发现的一些耳道假丝酵母菌会对全部三种主要抗真菌药物都具有耐药性。
实验室检测还显示，美国发现的耳道假丝酵母菌与南亚及南美发现的耳道假丝酵母菌相关。但美国疾控中心说，这7名患者都没有去过南亚与南美，或与这两个地区有直接联系，所以他们认为其中多名患者都是在美国当地感染这种“超级病菌”。
美疾控中心主任托马斯·弗里登说：“我们需要立即采取行动，更好地了解、控制与阻止这种耐药真菌的传播。这是一个新出现的威胁，我们需要重点保护易感人群。”
耳道假丝酵母菌是2009年在一名日本患者的外耳道分泌物中首次发现的。自那以来，韩国、巴基斯坦、印度、南非、肯尼亚、科威特、哥伦比亚、委内瑞拉和英国等至少12个国家报告发现了耳道假丝酵母菌感染病例。