Candida auris: Hospitals mobilize to fight the deadly infection

A highly contagious fungal infection that may not respond to medication could put hospital and nursing home patients at risk. The CDC says Candida Auris has been detected on six continents since it was first identified a decade ago. There are 715 confirmed or suspected cases in the U.S. Healthcare teams are stepping up the fight against the spread of an infection they say is inevitable. Meg Oliver reports.

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