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Bijal Trivedi
Science and Technology Editor
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When most of us think about infectious organisms, we tend to think of bacteria, viruses and maybe parasites like worms. Organisms like fungi rarely enter our thoughts, except for maybe conditions like athlete’s foot. But last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a frightening report about the drug-resistant microbes that pose a serious public health threat. And, for the first time, the report included several antibiotic-resistant fungi.
University of Pittsburgh infectious disease physician and director of mycology Cornelius (Neil) Clancy has firsthand experience with these pathogens. More than a dozen of his patients have died from infections caused by drug-resistant fungi. Clancy explains how this major public health threat has emerged and some of the challenges these pathogens pose to infections disease researchers like him
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This is a medical illustration of an drug-resistant fungus, Aspergillus fumigatus.
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Cornelius (Neil) J. Clancy, University of Pittsburgh
Mention fungi and most people think of eating mushrooms or yeasts in bread or beer. But fungi are now on the CDC's list of public health threats as the number of deadly infections they cause rise.
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