Skin infections can include persistent or non-healing wounds and lesions, sweating, itching, and unusual discharge or drainage.
[citation needed] Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant (MDR) yeast that can cause invasive infections and is associated with high mortality.
Although published reports are not available, C. auris has also been identified in Colombia, Venezuela, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom.
The patient had multiple organ failure, but this was successfully reversed and the infection treated with antifungal drugs.
[9] An intravenous echinocandin such as anidulafungin, caspofungin or micafungin is recommended as first-line therapy for fungemia, specifically candidemia.