University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine: Questioning a Benign Assumption
September 26, 2026
September 26, 2026
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine issued the following news:
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Questioning a Benign Assumption
By Phoebe Ingraham Renda
When patients need mechanical ventilation for pneumonia or acute respiratory failure, clinicians often search the lungs for harmful microbes to identify the cause and guide treatment. A fungus called Candida albicans--naturally found in and on the body--frequentl . . .
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Questioning a Benign Assumption
By Phoebe Ingraham Renda
When patients need mechanical ventilation for pneumonia or acute respiratory failure, clinicians often search the lungs for harmful microbes to identify the cause and guide treatment. A fungus called Candida albicans--naturally found in and on the body--frequentl . . .