Since its discovery in 2009, Candida auris has emerged as a serious global health concern due to its drug resistance.

While people swear by their favorite home remedies, most—including the three described above—remain unproved. Every now and then, however, a piece of folklore is scientifically validated. Sometimes ...

“Of the 100 isolates (single pure strains of bacteria separated from a mixed pool), 73 per cent were single drug-resistant ...