Disseminated Invasive Candidiasis in an Immunocompetent Host.

Health care providers should consider a nonbacterial source as the causative agent for invasive candidiasis infection in immunocompetent patients.

All-trans retinoic acid prevents development of cardiac remodeling in aortic banded rats by inhibiting the renin-angiotensin system.

This study was designed to determine the effect of all-trans retinoic acid (RA) on the development of cardiac remodeling in a pressure overload rat model. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to sham operation and the aortic constriction procedure. A subgroup of sham control and aortic constricted rats were treated with RA for 5 mo after surgery.