TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Kansas health officials are alerting healthcare professionals about a troubling increase in cases of a fungus that is often difficult or impossible to treat.

Public health officials are monitoring a rise in cases of Candidozyma auris (C. auris), formerly Candida auris, in Kansas, according to an alert from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Sept. 25. The KDHE posted the alert in an effort to warn healthcare workers about the dangers associated with the fungus and the threat it poses to people staying in hospitals and healthcare centers.

C. auris is described by the KDHE as a "multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen" that usually targets people who have severe underlying health conditions, complex healthcare needs or invasive medical devices. Healthcare w

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