The CDC said cases of two potentially deadly and drug-resistant fungal infections are on the rise at U.S. health-care facilities.
David Matthews | New York Daily News
New CDC data published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine showed that the number of infections has grown since it was first detected in the U.S. in 2013. The rate has increased rapidly in recent years, however.
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