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Old 04-08-2019, 06:26   #4
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Originally Posted by JJ_BPK View Post

Question, Do the 18D's have operational awareness/training and have you seen cases OCONUS?

I would say no - no real "operational need"...

Guy was elderly (not Guy MF Jones...but guy in article)

Immunosuppressed / compromised is the population of choice for the fungal agent

Acquired through hospital stay / admission

"New" discovery of bug

"Bug" is a fungus (yeast), not a bacteria

Fungemia (blood infection with fungus) is an obscure diagnosis which we use special drugs to treat in the intensive care setting.

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