Experts red-flag ‘superbug’ menace stalking hospitals

An average of between 60 and 80 cases of drug-resistant fungal infections are detected in SA every month, mainly in Gauteng private hospitals, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).

“I must be honest, these infections are of great concern. It is a worrying situation,” said the NICD’s Professor Nelesh Govender.

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