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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
Though Candida and Aspergillus species are the most common fungal pathogens causing invasive fungal disease in the immunocompromised, infections due to previously uncommon hyaline and dematiaceous filamentous fungi are occurring more often today. Rare fungal infections, once accurately diagnosed, may require surgical debridement, immunotherapy, and newer antifungals used singly or in combination with older antifungals, on a case-by-case basis.
The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.