C. auris is primarily a concern for people who are hospitalized. The first case of C. auris was detected in Japan in 2009; the first case in the United States was detected in 2016, according to the CDC. There are two ways people can have C. auris, said Dr. Scott Roberts, an associate professor of infection prevention at Yale University. C. auris can be detected via a swab of the armpit or groin area. You can’t fight it off, and you lead to a big infection,” Roberts said.