Overview of Antifungal Agents George R.Thompson III‚ MD‚ FACPa‚b‚*‚ Jose Cadena‚ MDa‚b‚ Thomas F. Patterson‚ MDa‚b KEYWORDS Fungal infection Invasive mycoses Triazoles Echinocandins Amphotericin Flucytosine The number of agents available to treat fungal infections has increased by 30% since the year 2000‚ yet still only 15 agents are currently approved for clinical use. The greater number of medications now available allows for therapeutic choices; however‚ differences in antifungal
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4/6/08 Agents of Sociology Socialization is an important factor in everyone’s life. No matter one’s color‚ race‚ gender‚ etc‚ socialization occurs and brings about a social identity for every individual. How the individual chooses to adapt to their environment and develop their own sense of self is the important sociological question here. Teenagers today face pressure from various socialization agents such as the media‚ schools‚ the peer group and the family. These socialization
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Many people watch television as part of their everyday routine‚ and according to Kerry Ferris‚ in The Real World‚ “The average American watches between two to seven hours of television per day.” The television is a common agent of socialization and is used to depict many different identities and social statuses. After looking in depth at the messages we are all receiving from television shows; it is very obvious that television makes these messages appear to be “the norm.” I chose to take a closer
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Many people now keep dogs and cats as companions. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of pet ownership for the animals involved and for the community as a whole. Dogs and cats can be delightful buddies but there are also a number of complications linked with possession of pets‚ both for the community and the animal. In great conditions‚ pets are fed‚ cherished and loved‚ like a family member. It’s easy to see how much care is given to pets. Cats and dogs contribute to the public in numerous
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"Cannibal Tours" is a stunning look into a world that most of us never see. Dennis O’Rourke effectively gives us a concrete depiction of the discrepancies between the rich and the poor in different parts of the world‚ focussing on tourism and the anthropology behind it. "Cannibal Tours" opens our eyes into the reality of the world we live in‚ in which the wealthy and carefree take advantage of the poverty stricken natives‚ bargaining for artefacts and souvenirs they can take home as trophies‚ while
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a carceral tour. In Piche and Walby’s article‚ the authors argue that carceral tours can be highly scripted and regulated in ways that obscure many of the central aspects of being in prison. In Wilson‚ Spina‚ and Canaan’s article‚ it is counter argued that with the proper carceral tour‚ evidence proves that visitors have an overall experience that changes their views on prisoners and life in prison. Piche and Walby base their arguments off of two main ideas‚ the staging of tours‚ and the use
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Travel Observations by Engelbert Kaempfer The German physician‚ Engelbert Kaempfer‚ was born in 1651 in the Westphalian town of Lemgo. Kaempfer did quite a bit of traveling throughout his life‚ and in September of 1690 Kaempfer’s ship arrived at the coast of Nagasaki‚ the only Japanese port that was open to foreigners at the time. Kaempfer visited Japan during the Tokugawa period‚ named for the Tokugawa Shogun who governed from 1603 to 1868. Kaempfer stayed in Japan for two years‚ and he wrote
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Kathmandu‚ Nepal Subject - Regarding Industrial Tour 2013. Dear Sir\Madam‚ There has been a trend in Apex College which now has changed into the culture i.e. Apex College provides opportunities for its student for the Industrial tour at the end of the bachelors graduation. Thus‚ following the culture set up by our seniors‚ we‚ the students of Superb have planned to go for Industrial tour this February immediately after the board exam of sixth semester. For this purpose
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Having a tour is such an excited thing. When our professor told us that we will be having a tour in Manila everyone is excited. We pursue to join the tour because we know that we will learn new things and it will be fun. When the time passes and it is already the day of our tour I am so excited. All my things are already packed up and I assure that I don’t have anything that would be left. When we arrived to our hotel in Paco Manila‚ we just washed up and take our breakfast. After that we proceed
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A Tour of the Brain XXXXXXXXXXXXX Rasmussen College Author Note This paper is being submitted on XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX General Psychology. A Tour of the Brain The brain is the control center of the human body. It is protected by the skull and is made up of three main parts‚ the cerebrum‚ the cerebellum and the Brainstem. The brain is the boss of the body‚ it runs the show and controls just about everything one does‚ even when one’s asleep. (Kidshealth‚ n.d.) During this
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