Medical schools must make microbiology a prerequisite — to prepare students not just for school but for practicing medicine.

Younger patients with cardiac hardware, intravenous drug use, or who are receiving dialysis are at increased risk for Candida endocarditis.

Valve surgery offered survival benefits in Candida endocarditis but came with increased hospital stay and cost burdens.

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