Candida Auris: Review on worldwide spread, seems prone to antifungal and disinfectant therapies

Khairnar, Vaishnavi V and Wankhede, Yogesh S and Patil, Amol R (2025) Candida Auris: Review on worldwide spread, seems prone to antifungal and disinfectant therapies. World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 21 (1). pp. 547-560. ISSN 2582-5542

In recent years, C. auris has become a leading source of invasive fungal diseases, with outbreaks occurring across all continents. This fungus infection poses a severe hazard to healthcare, with outbreaks primarily affecting older patients with comorbidities and high fatality rates. Controlling epidemics has been challenging because to poor detection, fast spread, and resistance to environmental cleaning methods. C. auris is currently the major cause, or one of the leading causes of invasive fungal infections in many healthcare facilities, primarily due to its potential may exhibit or acquire resistance to many types of antifungal medications and due to their Ability to persevere in healthcare circumstances. Timely diagnosis by swift and reliable identification. techniques and dedication in infection control procedures can assist to limit the spread of C. auris, and prevent and manage epidemics