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Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
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.