The effect of topical retinoic acid (Etretinate) on mouse conjunctival Langerhans cells.

Four groups of BALB/c mice were treated locally with different concentrations (0.1-1.0%) of retinoic acid (Etretinate) ointment for a period of one to four weeks.

Systemic candidiasis in babies with retinopathy of prematurity.

Fifteen premature babies developed systemic candidiasis during the administration of intravenous hyperalimentation in the Beilinson Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Candida albicans was found in the blood cultures of all the babies and in the urine cultures of 66.7% of them.