Meanwhile, health officials have warned of a new strain of Candida auris which has caused an outbreak affecting 40 patients in one hospital in south-east England.
The infection was first detected in 2009 in Japan, but has since been discovered across Asia and parts of south America.
Public Health England said "Candida auris appears to be unlike other pathogenic yeast species in its propensity for transmission between hospital patients" and warned it was resistant to the first choice anti-fungal drug.
Dr Berit Muller-Pebody, from Public Health England, said: "This species of Candida is emerging globally.
"We are monitoring it, but as it's an emerging pathogen it is very difficult to talk about trends.
"We needed to make the healthcare community aware of it as [doctors] now need to identify the species of Candida that require a more proactive approach.