About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.
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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
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Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.
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It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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