Comparisons of the clinical and mycological characteristics of pediatric candidemia.

Background/purpose: Invasive candidiasis is a severe infectious disease that could lead to mortality in critically ill children.

Methods: We collected data regarding demographics, underlying diseases, predisposing factors, outcomes for pediatric patients with candidemia at a medical centre in Taiwan from 2011 to 2017.

Results: Fifty-eight patients with 60 candidemia episodes were diagnosed.

Wide tuning of SiN microring resonators by auto-realigning nematic liquid crystal.

We present wide electrical tuning of microring resonators with auto-realigned nematic liquid crystal (NLC) cladding. By applying electric field, homeotropically-aligned negative Δε NLC with non-rubbed alignment layers is auto-realigned along the microring waveguide due to the protruding of the ridge structure. The consistent cladding index distribution along the microring waveguide produces effective tuning of the resonant wavelength.