Dear Doctors: My wife was diagnosed with a C. auris infection while she was in a long-term care hospital.
When she gets discharged, will she be able to hug her grandkids, or should she refrain from having any type of close or skin-on-skin contact?
Dear Reader: You’re referring to Candida auris, also known as C. auris. It is yeast, which, along with molds and mushrooms, belongs to the group of organi…