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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.
Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
Liver spots have nothing whatsoever to do with the liver. They are a type of freckles commonly seen in older adults who have been out in the sun without sufficient sunscreen.