Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A new study by icddr,b has found that a highly drug-resistant fungal 'superbug' called Candida auris is spreading within neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Bangladesh, posing a serious threat to newborns and healthcare systems.

Published in the journal Microbiology Spectrum, the study was conducted by researchers from the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) in collaboration with the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), and with technical support from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Candida auris is a fungus that can live harmlessly on human skin but sometimes enters the bloodstream, leading to deadly infections.

In low- an...